At the minimum, a successful claim will often reimburse: your past, present and future medical and financial costs that have and will occur as a result of your accident in public. On top of this, you may be legible to claim a settlement figure for your pain, suffering and loss of life quality.
- Past, present and future medical and rehabilitation expenses including paid care.
- Loss of income as a result of not being able to work.
You are also entitled to a settlement figure for your pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment in life. This is highly variable and dependent on the severity of your injuries and on a case-to-case basis.
Simply being injured or suffering emotional and mental distress is often not cause enough for a successful claim. What needs to be proved is your injury is significant and long-term enough to justify a claim for compensation. You must also be able to prove that your injury was in fact due to the negligence of the person or company responsible for the premises.
In summary, you need to prove:
- Your injury was due to the person/company at fault breaching their duty of care
- That the person/company at fault owed you a duty of care in the first place.
- Your injury can be directly linked to the negligence.
If you believe you have a genuine case for a public liability claim, please get in touch with us for a complimentary, no-obligation consultation.
In most cases, the insurance company of the person/company at fault will cover the compensation settlement. If you have a genuine claim, we will work with ths insurance company to help potentially reach a compensation settlement for you.
Different aspects of the public liability claim process take varying amounts of time.
Generally, you are able to initiate the compensation claim process three years from the date you can identify your injury was caused. Because this burden of proof and attribution of your injuries becomes more difficult to prove over time, we recommend you act now to maximise your chances at a successful settlement.
Please get in touch with us to for more information on how we can help you with your claim.
CMC Lawyers have been helping Australian’s fight for a fair claim for over twenty years, with extensive experience winning public liability cases.
We offer a high success rate for our cases, and are accredited specialists of the NSW Law Society for Personal Injury Law – meaning we passed extensive, strict criteria for practicing reliable, professional law services to Australian residents.
Do you believe you have a genuine case for financial compensation against a supermarket, shopping centre, service station or other institution?
Please call us on 1800 448 955 to speak with one of our professional public liability lawyers for more information or contact us online.