Injury Claims

The annual Falls Music & Arts Festival has a capacity of over 17,000 people at its Lorne site alone and attracts dedicated patrons from all over Australia each and every year. An incident [...]

For motorists and pedestrians injured after 1 July 2013, through no fault of their own, their entitlements to common law damages have been significantly affected by legislative reforms.  The use [...]

Councils have reported a recent increase in dogs attacks with some serious and horrific injury, and actions taken against dog owners. Each year Johnston Withers takes many queries and often acts [...]

As specialist motor vehicle injury claims lawyers we often wonder how the law will deal with technological advancements, and especially the growth of artificial intelligence. In many ways, [...]

The Return to Work Act 2014, operative from 1 July 2015 has made substantial changes to the entitlements of injured workers. Whereas previously once a work injury was sustained, as long as [...]

It is important that people seeking compensation for asbestos related diseases in South Australia be aware that strict time limits can apply to claims and that failure to comply with these time [...]

In a recent decision of the District Court of South Australia, it was ordered that a claimant that was injured in a motor vehicle accident had to disclose and produce her private Facebook page to [...]

Do you have a physical (as opposed to a psychological) work-related injury? Have you lodged a claim for your work related injury? Has your claim been accepted by the relevant workers compensation [...]

As a result of the well publicised amendments to the South Australian Civil Liability Act the Weatherill Government significantly reduced the entitlements to compensation for those injured in [...]

Due to recent amendments to the law, claimants for motor vehicle injuries in South Australia have had their access to lump sum compensation significantly reduced. The process by which accident [...]