If you havebeen injured at work or during the course of your work place duties, then youmay be able to claim compensation for your injuries, regardless of whether youare a permanent, casual, full-time or part-time employee.

In Queensland the Workers' Compensation scheme is comprised of two parts:

·      Statutory phase

·      Common Law phase

You can only lodge a common law claim once your Statutory Claim has been finalised.

I.Statutory Phase:

TheStatutory phase is a no fault scheme whereby you can claim for time off workand medical

expenses, as incurred. If you are offered a lump sum offer ofcompensation under this phase, it is important that you obtain legal advicefrom a personal injury lawyer immediately. If you accept the offer, then you maybe uable to make a clomon law claim.

II.Common Law Phase:

The Common Law phase is where Living Water Lawyers can help. If your injury was caused by the negligence of your employer. Negligence may not always be obvious. You should obtainlegal advice to assess whether or not you may make a common law claim.

Types of injuries frommotor vehicle accidents that may lead to injury claims and compensation includes:-

·       Soft-tissuesinjuries;

·       Spinaldamage;

·       Brokenlimbs;

·       Braindamage;

·       PsychologicalInjuries (including post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety etc).

How do we charge

vFREE INITIAL CONSULTATIONS for allworkplace accident enquiries;

vWe also work on a ‘NO WIN, NO FEE’ basis for most claims. This means that we are not entitledto payment of any professional fees unless or until we obtain a successfulsettlement of your matter.

There are STRICT TIMELIMITS that apply to making a claim for personal injury in Queensland.Therefore, you should contact Living Water Lawyers assoon as possible following your accident, in order to ensure that your legalrights are protected. Wecan help you manage the statutory claim phase and ensure that you are eligibleto lodge a common law claim.