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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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

Workplaces are a mixture of personalities and opinions. This can result in a constructive and diverse work environment, but unfortunately it can also lead to friction.

If you’ve been in an accident, are injured, laid up in a hospital bed, can’t leave the house, or are out of town, we can come to you.

The spike in numbers of parks has resulted in a call for a national standard to keep users safe as the number of injuries also rises.