Public Liability

Public Liability lawyers in Brisbane & Cairns to support you

If you have been involved in an accident or incident on someone else’s land, whether public or private property, or involving someone else and their property, you may be entitled to pursue a claim for damages (monetary damages). 

Claims for damages for injuries sustained on someone else’s land, or associated with someone else’s property, are commonly known as a public liability claims.  They can include injuries sustained in a vast array of circumstances, including:

• whilst working, whether as an employee or contractor, due to the negligence of someone else on the worksite;
• slip and/or trip and fall accidents, including on footpaths, in someone else’s residence, in shopping centres and supermarkets and the like;
• injuries sustained in someone else’s residence or a commercial property, such as due to defective stairs;
• injuries sustained during a sporting and/or recreational activity or at a recreational venue, such as a theme / amusement park;
• injuries sustained in boating, jet ski and other watersport incidents;
• injuries caused by someone else’s dog or animal;
• injuries sustained at an entertainment venue, such as a pub, hotel or nightclub;
• injuries involving bicycles; and
• injuries sustained in an education facility, such as a school.

You may also have the right to seek damages if a family member or loved one suffers an injury and/or passes away in the above circumstances.  This includes potentially having the right to seek compensation for loss of dependency, loss of services and/or loss of consortium and/or for any resulting psychiatric injury (known as a nervous shock).

Strict time periods apply to public liability claims.  Consequently, it is important you immediately seek advice in respect to your rights.

If you need help understanding your rights and what to do next, we can provide expert advice and representation for this area of compensation law. 

Call our experienced lawyers now, on 1300 557 844, to have a confidential and obligation-free discussion about your rights.

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