Practical Guidance Personal Injury Vic
Practical Guidance Personal Injury Vic
Practical Guidance Personal Injury Vic is a how-to resource for practitioners dealing with personal injury matters in the Victorian jurisdiction.
This module is an essential guide to personal injury claims in Victoria, containing guidance on common considerations for all types of claims with specific guidance on areas such as motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries and medical negligence. It also includes a medical toolkit containing medical terms, abbreviations and diagrams.
With the support it provides, Practical Guidance Personal Injury Vic enables legal practitioners to efficiently advise on personal injury matters and develop expertise in unfamiliar areas of personal injury law in Victoria.
Topics Covered
- General procedures and the Civil Procedure Act
- The common law and the Wrongs Act
- Transport accidents
- Workplace injuries — workers compensation
- Workplace injuries — common law claims
- Medical negligence
- Occupiers’ liability and public liability
- Dependency claims
- Claims for psychiatric injury
- Dust disease claims
- Civil aviation claims
- Defective goods and services
- Intentional torts
- Institutional abuse claims
- The National Redress Scheme
- Total and permanent disability claims
- Preparation of the claim
- Medical information
- National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Safety, Rehabilitation
- Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) and Comcare

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Arushan Pillay
Former contributor to Practical Guidance Personal Injury Victoria. Barrister, formerly at Joan Rosanove Chambers
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Dimitra Dubrow
Former contributor to Practical Guidance Personal Injury Victoria. Principal, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
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