A limitation period is the time allowed by law to commence legal proceedings. Queensland injury claims may also involve separate notification and procedural deadlines.
Compensation Law Dictionary
Economic Loss
An injury may affect a person’s ability to earn income, both immediately and in the future. Economic loss concerns the financial consequences of that reduced earning capacity.
General Damages
General damages compensate for recognised non-economic consequences of an injury, including pain and suffering and loss of amenities of life. Their assessment depends on the applicable law.
Foreseeability
Foreseeability concerns whether a risk of harm could reasonably have been anticipated. It is an important part of assessing breach of duty in negligence matters.
Common Law Claim
In Queensland workers’ compensation matters, a common law claim is a claim for damages based on an employer’s legal responsibility for a workplace injury.
Reasonable Care
Reasonable care is the level of care expected in the circumstances. The concept helps determine whether conduct fell below the standard required by law.
Contributory Negligence
Contributory negligence may arise where an injured person’s own conduct contributed to the harm they suffered, potentially reducing the damages recoverable.
Liability
Understand the meaning of liability in Queensland compensation law, when a person may be legally responsible for harm, and how liability is assessed in negligence matters.
Damages
Learn what damages means in Queensland compensation law, the different types of damages that may be available, and how damages relate to personal injury claims.
Causation
Learn what causation means in Queensland compensation law, why it matters in negligence claims, and how the connection between conduct and injury is assessed.