Michelle Wright

P.I. Case Note

Education EN ↓ 140 episodes

Welcome to P.I. Case Note. A podcast to help you navigate the complex, in-depth and, hopefully, interesting world of personal injury law. I’m Michelle Wright, a lawyer from Brisbane, and each week I will deliver direct to your ears a brief summary of the latest judgments from Queensland Courts in the areas of public liability, motor vehicle accidents, workers’ compensation and medical negligence. Enjoy. Any questions, feedback or enquiries, contact me at Michelle. Wright@accidentlegal.com.au or on 1800 890 170.

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Episodes

Episode 62: WorkCover Queensland v Lismore City Council 22.01.2025 9:51

[2024] QSC 292; s.207B Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); r.5, 24, 280, 389 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld); want of prosecution; recovery of compensation paid for asbestos injury against interstate employer.

Episode 61: Springfree Trampoline Australia Pty Ltd v Forostenko 12.01.2025 10:00

[2024] QCA 255; Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) schedule 2, s.138 (Australian Consumer Law); Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld); causation; counterfactual.

Episode 60: Ritchie James Edward Lowe v Greenmountain Food Proccessing Pty Ltd 11.01.2025 7:24

[2024] QDC 204; Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); pleadings.

Episode 59: Dodd v Workers' Compensation Regulator 08.01.2025 9:34

[2024] QIRC 273; s.32(5)(c) Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); psychiatric injury; significant contributing factor.

Episode 58: Rooke v Workers' Compensation Regulator 31.12.2024 10:11

[2024] ICQ 021; [2024] QIRC 286; s.132A, s.32 Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); delayed reporting of injury.

Episode 57: Vivian v Gameover Pty Ltd 23.12.2024 9:03

[2024] QSC 263; s.31 Limitation of Actions Act 1974; workers' compensation; material fact of a decisive character.

Episode 56: RW&G Johnston Pty Ltd v Workers' Compensation Regulator & Anor 18.12.2024 6:46

[2024] QIRC 265; s.545 Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld); s.132 Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2014 (Qld); costs of proceedings under the WCRA in the QIRC.

Episode 55: Elisha v Vision Australia Limited 11.12.2024 12:34

[2024] HCA 50; employer's liability for psychiatric injury suffered by employee due to investigation of misconduct and termination of employment in contract and tort.

Episode 54: Schippers v Workers' Compensation Regulator 08.12.2024 3:29

[2024] QIRC 262; Industrial Relations (Tribunals) Rules 2011 (Qld); failure to comply with directions, proceedings dismissed.

Episode 53: Barbina v McKenzie & RACQ Insurance Ltd 05.12.2024 4:19

[2024] QDC 153; Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 (Qld); causation; pre-existing injury; credibility.

Episode 52: Gilmour v Blue Care 04.12.2024 11:02

[2024] QDC 189; Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act; duty of care for third-party criminal actions; psychiatric injury

Episode 51: Paetzold v At Beach Court Holiday Villas Pty Ltd 03.12.2024 4:15

[2024] QCA 227; Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act; application for leave to appeal; findings of fact; credibility.

Episode 50: Metro North Hospital and Health Service v Stewart 21.11.2024 4:58

[2024] QCA 226; r.353 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld); Costs .

Episode 49: Stewart v Metro North Hospital and Health Service 21.11.2024 10:18

[2024] QCA 225; disturbing findings of fact on appeal; reasonable treatment needs

Episode 48: Bilson v Vatsonic Communications [No 2] 17.11.2024 7:04

Bilson v Vatsonic Communications Pty Ltd; Vatsonic Communications Pty Ltd v Bilson [No 2] [2024] QCA 220; Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld); slip rule; costs, contributions.

Episode 47: Kemp v Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service 15.11.2024 10:08

[2024] QSC 259; Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); psychiatric injury; scope of duty of care; pleadings.

Episode 46: Peacock v State of Queensland 09.11.2024 9:50

[2024] QDC 179; s.305B, s.305C, s.305D Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); foreseeability; factual causation; credibility; temporary aggravation of pre-existing degeneration.

Episode 45: Kmart Australia Limited v Marmara 01.11.2024 10:58

[2024] NSWCA 249; Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW); Evidence Act 1995 (NSW); expert evidence; occupiers liability.

Episode 44: Akgun v Stockland Property Management Pty Ltd & Anor 23.10.2024 7:34

[2024] NSWDC 253; Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW); slip and fall; occupier's liability.

Episode 43: Richards v Workers' Compensation Regulator 18.10.2024 5:11

[2024] QIRC 241; s.32 Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); treating records; delay in reporting; pre-existing degeneration.

Episode 42: Smith v Workers' Compensation Regulator 18.10.2024 7:01

[2024] QIRC 223; s.32 Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); treating records; delay in reporting; pre-existing degeneration.

Episode 41: Cagney v D&J Building Contractors Pty Ltd 11.10.2024 9:17

[2024] QDC 162; Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); issue estoppel; definition of worker.

Episode 40: Miller v WorkCover Queensland 07.10.2024 8:08

[2024] QDC 156 and [2024] QDC 167; s.11, s.305B-305E, s.316(2)(b), sch 6, Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act; worker and director definition; breach of duty; credibility;

Episode 39: Luo v National Disability Insurance Agency 05.10.2024 10:01

[2024] AATA 3402; National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth); Compensation Reduction Amount.

Episode 38: Greenall v Amaca Pty Ltd 01.10.2024 10:12

[2024] QCA 132; s. 231 Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld); Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld); claims available on the death of a worker; mesothelioma.