Practical Guidance Personal Injury NSW
Practical Guidance Personal Injury NSW
Practical Guidance Personal Injury NSW is an essential guide dealing with personal injury matters specifically catered to NSW practitioners.
The module offers guidance on general procedures for all types of claims under the UCPR, the Civil Liability Act and other NSW-based legislation along with in-depth advice regarding certain types of claims, such as motor vehicle accident. It also includes a medical toolkit with medical terms, abbreviations and diagrams as well as time-saving Personal Injury Calculators.
With Practical Guidance Personal Injury NSW, practitioners can further develop their expertise in all areas of personal injury law and conduct matters confidently and efficiently.
Topics Covered
- General procedures and the UCPR
- Preparation of the claim
- The common law and the Civil Liability Act
- Motor Vehicle Accidents — pre 1 December 2017
- Motor Vehicle Accidents — post 1 December 2017
- Workplace injuries – workers compensation
- Work injury damages
- Medical negligence
- Occupiers’ liability and public liability
- Claims under the Compensation to Relatives Act
- Nervous shock claims
- Dust diseases claims
- Total and permanent disability claims
- Medical information
- National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Intentional torts
- Civil claims for institutional abuse
- Miscellaneous claims
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) and Comcare

Carroll & O'Dea

Hicksons

Maurice Blackburn

Sparkle Helmore

Hall & Willcox

Andrew Lachlan McSpedden
Former contributor to Practical Guidance Personal Injury New South Wales. Barrister, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers
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