Injuries at School

A number of conditions must be proven to make a claim. Our Melbourne-based personal injury lawyers will conduct an examination of your case. It needs to be proven that:

• In terms of the other party, they must have – more likely than not – been responsible for your injury (as a result of their negligence).
• There must be more to a case than just sustaining an injury.

What compensation can I claim for?

In terms of public liability compensation, it is the type of injury that determines what you can claim for. It is not based upon how negligent that other party was. As such, compensation might include some of the following or more:

• Pain and Suffering;
• Loss. This involves financial loss, and includes what you have already lost and what you stand to lose in the future;
• Loss of enjoyment of life;
• Carers. This relates to any assistance you will need at home (e.g. general help or nursing);
• Lump Sum Payments. In this scenario, future action is not possible. For example, if your injury became worse after payment, you cannot go back to court.

Public Liability Injuries: Examples

Some types of public liability injuries include:

• Falling or slipping (e.g. in a supermarket);
• Attacks from dogs;
• Purchasing of faulty goods;
• Playground injuries; and,
• Recreational activity injuries.