Insights

Blumers Lawyers are proud to be recognised as a leading personal injury law firm for the ACT in the 2019 edition of Doyle’s Guide.

Silica is contained in natural stone but occurs at a much higher quantity in engineered stone.  Stonemasons and other trades people are working with these products far more frequently than ever before

Nouri is a reminder to ACT practitioners that although plaintiffs will typically give evidence in their favour about what they would have done, this is not be determinative.

Blumers prides itself on its adaptation to new, efficient technologies and was the first firm in the ACT to electronically lodge court documents.

We frequently talk to people who have slipped on fruit or spills in supermarkets and can offer the some advice if you have the misfortune of going bottoms up in your local supermarket.

The ACT worker’s compensation scheme is one of the best in the country. Its primary aim is to get injured workers back to work as quickly as possible.

The Tasmanian Supreme Court has awarded damages to a plaintiff motorcyclist in the sum of $430,472 after a car crashed into him at a Devonport intersection in 2014.

At Blumers we often deal with complex workplace injuries. The complexity is increased when a worker is injured on a building site. The question then is, who to sue?

Somebody else will need to be ‘next friend’ or ’litigation guardian’. If the claimant is under legal disability, courts have to approve any settlement or compromise reached.

The Royal Commission has certainly got people talking about some less-than-ideal insurance practices.

Sometimes, we caution against settling a case too soon. This could be because the client has not yet reached maximum medical improvement, or there is concern their symptoms may yet flare up.