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Millner and Knight Blog
The Millner and Knight Blog, published by Millner and Knight, focuses on legal issues related to personal injury and workers' compensation in Australia, with particular attention to Western Australia. It covers topics such as maximizing financial entitlements in personal injury claims, the structure and limits of no win no fee legal arrangements, the duration and conditions of WorkCover payments, and the use of injury scale values in compensation calculations. The blog also provides practical advice on selecting appropriate legal representation for workers' compensation claims, emphasizing local expertise and procedural preparedness. It addresses legislative variations across Australian states and offers guidance tailored to injured workers navigating compensation systems.
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How Much Do No Win No Fee Lawyers Take?
Unlike in some other countries, Lawyers in Australia do not take a ‘predetermined’ percentage of your compensation if they win your no win no fee case. In fact, doing so is highly illegal. So how much do no win no…
How Long does Workcover Payments Last?
If your claim is accepted because you are unable to work due to illness or injury you’re probably wondering how long does Workcover payments last for before being cut off? If that’s the case, you have come to the right…
What are injury scale values (ISV’s)?
Injury scale values are commonly used in some jurisdictions throughout Australia to assist in calculating the level of compensation for a personal injury.
How do injury scale values work?
Injury scale values or ISV’s as they are commonly known are…
Tips for Choosing the Best Workers’ Compensation Lawyer in Western Australia
Navigating the workers’ compensation system in Western Australia can be a difficult task, even for some experienced lawyers. With that in mind, it’s important to find someone who’s won more than their fair share of cases in the same jurisdiction…
What are your rights after suffering an injury at work?
Religious Freedom and Parental Rights: The Most Important Development in Australian Legal History?
By Rebecca Stacy
Australia is commonly accepted as being a country of great cultural diversity with many different religious beliefs. In a recent survey by the National Church Life Survey Research Partnership, it has been found that 45% of Australians…
Lyons v Queensland [2016] HCA 38.
Material facts
Ms Lyons, a deaf but proficient lip reader, was summoned for jury service. After which, she informed the Deputy Registrar that she required the assistance of two Auslan interpreters to participate as a juror. Following confirmation from the…
What is a litigation loan?
In some instances when a lawyer can’t run your case via no win no fee taking out third-party litigation loan is one way of funding a claim.
What is a litigation loan?
Litigation funding is when a business, plaintiff or…
Conditional Costs Agreements AKA No Win No Fee
Conditional cost agreements “CCAs” promise litigants a way of funding litigation with little to no financial exposure. Often marketed as No Win No Fee, CCA’s help plaintiffs and defendants who choose to not fund or cant afford to fund…