Personal Injury & Workers’ Compensation
Having garnered comprehensive experience in personal injury and negligence claims, Simon instructed on the development and implementation of the Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) and its regulation, as well as a number of other pieces of legislation;
Simon maintains the position of co-author of the LexisNexis loose-leaf and online service Civil Liability Australia with Richard Douglas QC and Gerry Mullins, as well as being co-author of the Annotated Civil Liability Legislation Queensland (first to third editions);
He managed legislation development for Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, having previously conducted workers’ compensation claims while with the Crown Solicitor’s office.
Simon maintains the position of co-author of the LexisNexis loose-leaf and online service Civil Liability Australia with Richard Douglas QC and Gerry Mullins, as well as being co-author of the Annotated Civil Liability Legislation Queensland (first to third editions);
He managed legislation development for Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, having previously conducted workers’ compensation claims while with the Crown Solicitor’s office.
Expertise
Simon has conducted actions up to and including trial in the Magistrates, District and Supreme Court jurisdictions and advised in the following types of actions:
Personal injuries litigation – including advising on the claims process under the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (the PIPA process), advising on liability, quantum and evidence for claims, settling court documents and submissions, appearing in mediations and compulsory conferences, and conducting claims. Motor vehicle accident claims - including advising on the application of, and claims process under, the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994, advising on liability, quantum and evidence for claims, settling court documents and submissions, and conducting claims. Simon has also conducted seminars and workshops in South Australia on the application of the injury scale value system in the Civil Liability Act 1936 (SA). Workers’ compensation claims – including advising on the claims process under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, advising on liability, quantum and evidence, settling court documents and submissions, appearing in compulsory conferences, and conducting claims. This experience has also involved the conduct of appeals to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission on decisions of Q-Comp refusing an injury as being within the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003. See for example Morris v Q-Comp WC/2012/308 Simon has also acted in the Northern Territory and advised on the Return to Work Act (NT) and its earlier incarnation (the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (NT) in relation to noise induced hearing loss. |