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If you have made a personal injury claim for a workplace injury. Contact personal injury lawyers at Foyle Legal for your obligation free initial consultation. We are your local injured at work lawyer in Western Australia! We help injured workers claim compensation for both physical and psychological injuries.
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Stop stressing about your workplace injury claim. Instead, seek legal advice from experienced workcover lawyers at Foyle Legal! We can assist with no-fault workplace injury claims and common law claims. Call us of your obligation free initial consultation. Your first telephone discussion is free and 100% confidential.
We offer No Win No Fee legal services to qualified workplace injury claims. This means we won’t charge any legal fees until your personal injury compensation claim is settled. Every personal injury claim client can count on us to assist them in obtaining fair personal injury compensation payouts and make the personal injury claims process as simple as possible.
Don’t be intimidated by insurers, employers, establishments and their lawyers.
Our workcover lawyers will help you to act with confidence at every step of the process:
No Win, No Fee means we don’t charge you legal fees unless we get you compensation.
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Trust the expert worker’s compensation lawyers at Foyle Legal for your workplace injury claim!
ThreeBestRated has rated Christian Foyle, the principal of Foyle Legal, as one of the best WorkCover lawyers in Perth since 2016.
We built our claims team based on how each individuals’ prior experience can help our client achieve the greatest possible outcome. Some of our lawyers have previously worked for insurance companies or insurance law firms. We use this knowledge to negotiate better lump sum payment for our clients.
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Your employer’s insurance company has a panel of lawyers at their disposal. We are on your side – your dedicated work injury lawyer in Perth.
Don’t suffer in silence! The compensation law on work-related injury claims is complex. The free advice injured workers received from the workcover helpline is not sufficient to combat insurance lawyers. We are here to defend you!
Don’t stress if WorkCover rejected your entitlement to compensation payout! Please speak with an experienced injured worker lawyer at Foyle Legal to understand your rights and options.
Want to find out where you stand with a claim? Please arrange an obligation free consultation with a specialist compensation lawyer at Foyle legal.
We have represented WA injured workers to reach successful settlements with the most approved WorkCover WA insurers. This includes Allianz, Catholic Church Insurance, GIO, CGU, QBE, Wesfarmers Insurance, WFI, Zurich Insurance, and the Insurance Commission of Western Australia (RiskCover).
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Can I make a workers compensation claim in WA?
To be legally entitled to make a workers compensation claim, you must be a worker and suffer an injury during your employment. You do not need to show your employer was at fault.
The terms ‘worker’ and ‘injury’ are defined terms, and more information regarding these terms are set out below.
Worker – A worker includes an employee. Under the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 contractors are also covered to the extent that they are ‘engaged by another person to work for the purpose of the other person’s trade or business under a contract with him for service, the remuneration by whatever means of the person so working being in substance for his personal manual labour or services.’
Injury – There are several definitions of an injury which include a personal injury by accident, contraction of a disease or the recurrence, aggravation, or acceleration of any pre-existing disease where the employment was a contributing factor to that recurrence, aggravation, or acceleration and contributed to a significant degree.
Stress Claims – Special exclusions apply to workers compensation stress claims. The exclusions are essential regarding industrial matters and include the worker’s dismissal, retrenchment, demotion, discipline, transfer or redeployment; and the worker’s not being promoted, reclassified, transferred or granted leave of absence or any other benefit about the employment; and the worker’s expectation of a matter; or a decision by the employer in relation to a matter referred to above.
This free work injury claim checker may help to provide more information about your workers compensation claim in Western Australia.
What is Workers Compensation?
Workers compensation claims in Western Australia is under a no-fault system of compensation for injured workers. So you may be entitled to compensation for workers comp even if the workplace injury was your own fault.
If your employer does not accept your workcover claim for workers compensation, or if you have a WorkCover WA dispute, we can assist you!
If necessary, we help injured workers to commence proceedings and provide legal representation at WorkCover for a determination of liability in respect of weekly payments of compensation and the payment of medical costs.
The most common workers comp claims in WA often involve, but are not limited to the following work injuries:
What type of workers can claim workers compensation?
In Western Australia, all workers regardless of their residency status or the permanency of their employment, are entitled to claim workers’ compensation.
If you are injured on the job in Western Australia. This means you may be able to claim compensation if you are a part-time worker, casual worker, temporary worker, workers on commission, trainees, apprentice, workers on a work trial, or seasonal work on a working visa.
Foyle legal can you with your compensation claim for workplace injuries!
What should I do if I sustain an injury at work?
If you sustain an injury at work, you should take the following steps:
Foyle Legal workplace injuries lawyers in Perth offer obligation free initial consultation. Whether you decide to file a workcover claim or not, we are delighted to assist injured workers in learning about their alternatives.
How long does a workplace accident claim take?
A workplace accident claim could take 6 months or 3 to 5 years. It all relies on work injuries and the degree of permanent disability. A good personal injury lawyer would normally advise the injured workers to settle their work injury claim after medical stabilisation.
In our experience, having reputable personal injury lawyers handle workplace injury claims helps speed up the settlement process. Because experienced personal injury law firms have worked on similar types of personal injury claims, they have built processes and networks of contacts to help injured people to manage the personal injury claim process better. As a result, claims are settled faster and higher personal injury compensation payouts.
How to Claim Workers Compensation?
A workers compensation claim is ordinarily made by completing a Workers Compensation Claim Form and First Certificate of Capacity and giving those forms to the employer. Please note that there are time limitations that apply. If you are unsure about how to make a claim Foyle Legal can help.
Workers compensation laws in Western Australia change frequently, and this field of compensation law has more legislation than other personal injury claims. Experienced workplace injury lawyers at Foyle Legal can help you manage and resolve your workcover claim whether it is approved or not.
If you are unsure about how to complete the Workers Compensation Claim Form. Foyle Legal prepared this step by step video on how to complete workers compensation claim form.
How do I claim WorkCover for stress?
The process for workcover stress claim follows the same compensation claim process as physical injury claims. To claim workcover for stress, you need to report your psychological injury to your employer and complete a workers compensation claim form.
Workcover stress claims are frequently denied. And not all Perth workers compensation lawyers are adept in workplace stress compensation. All workers compensation lawyers at Foyle Legal are skilled and experienced in workcover stress claims. Please contact us for your obligation-free initial claim review.
Has Foyle Legal acted in a claim involving my workers’ compensation insurer?
We have represented WA injured workers extensively by providing Workcover WA legal advice. We helped injured workers to reach successful workers compensation settlements with most approved WorkCover WA insurers. This includes (but not limited) to: Allianz, Catholic Church Insurance, GIO, CGU, QBE, Wesfarmers Insurance, WFI, Zurich Insurance, and Insurance Commission of Western Australia (RiskCover).
Foyle Legal has developed a useful WA workers compensation FAQ page to assist you to understand what is involved. If you are a visual person please check out Foyle Legal Workers Compensation WA Youtube Channel. There are several videos that could help you to understand your workers compensation claim in Western Australia.
Has Foyle Legal acted in a workers compensation claims similar to my workover claim?
Foyle Legal has acted for injured workers in all industries with different work-related injuries. These include but not limited to:
What does Workers Compensation Cover?
If your workers’ compensation claim is approved, you may be entitled to the following amounts up to a prescribed amount established by legislation:
WorkCover usually reviews the amount that workers are entitled to annually. The most recent workers compensation payout can be found on the WorkCover WA website.
Please note that additional sums for medical expenses and weekly payments may be possible based on the circumstances of your work injury claims. Contact an experienced worker’ compensation lawyer if your weekly payments are ending, or you are reaching to the maximum limit of medical expenses.
To “redeem” your right to compensation for a final lump sum compensation, you must first settle your claim. Settlement of a claim can only occur when you, your employer, and their insurance all agree on the amount. This is how most claims end. Once the claim is settled, you will have no further entitlement to compensation from the workers compensation scheme. It is important to seek legal advice from an experienced workers compensation lawyer before agreeing to settle your worker’s compensation claim.
How long does it take to receive an offer of compensation?
There is no time limit on receiving an offer of compensation. Insurers can make offers at any moment. Injured workers should not accept a settlement offer without first consulting their injured worker lawyer. If you already engaged the legal services of a workcover lawyer, compensation lawyers often base their legal advice on whole person impairment rating, among other criteria.
How do we Maximise Workers Compensation Payout for you?
The director of Foyle Legal has experience as both a claimant and defendant in personal injury matters. This gives Foyle Legal a unique perspective on the opposing party’s actions, which can help your personal injury compensation claim. If you believe you have a personal injury claim or need legal advice from expert workers compensation lawyers from Perth, please submit an obligation-free enquiry.
What is Common Law Claim?
If your workplace injury caused at least 15% of the permanent whole of person impairment, you may be entitled to a common law claim. In a typical common law claim, injured workers take their employer to court, and claim common law damages against the negligent employer.
If you meet the common law claim criteria and elect to seek workplace injury compensation in the District Court of Western Australia. The maximum lump sum payment threshold is much higher than the non-fault workers compensation scheme. On the other hand, the insurance company is likely to fight your injury compensation claim harder!
Making a decision to sue your employer for common law damages is a very important decision. You should obtain legal advice from a workers compensation lawyer prior to making the decision. More information concerning this is available on the WorkCover website, or contact Foyle Legal for WorkCover legal advice and common law legal advice.
How to claim Common Law?
The Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 prescribes time limits in which you must undergo medical review by an approved medical specialist.
Additionally, there is a time limit you must commence legal proceedings or you lose your right to sue the negligent party. The time limit to commence legal proceedings against your employer is 3 years from the time of injury. This means you may elect to sue your employer within 3 years of your injury. If you don’t make an election to start the legal proceeding, you may lose your right to sue the negligent employer.
Foyle Legal, personal injury lawyers Perth, help our client at every step of the way to ensure the successful settlement of our worker’s compensation common claims.
Legal proceedings against third parties?
If a company other than your employer or an employee of a company other than your employer was responsible for your workplace injury in the course of your work. Then, you will be able to commence Public Liability proceedings against that third party company without having to comply with the workers compensation requirements we have set out above.
Our injury lawyers can help you to make a claim for workers compensation as well as a public liability claim.
If a work-related injury occurs in a not-at-fault motor vehicle accident, it will often be advantageous for the injured worker to commence proceedings regarding motor vehicle accident claims.
The manner in which workers compensation law interfaces with motor vehicle accident claims is complicated. Foyle Legal has a team of workplace injury lawyers and car accident lawyers. We can help to guide on car accident claims as well as the workcover claim.
The benefits under the law of workers compensation are limited and often not enough for a person who is totally and permanently disabled (TPD) to live in the longer term. Foyle Legal also specialises in Total and Permanent Disability claims and can provide expert advice as to whether this is a possibility.
Perth No Win No Fee Lawyers
Recognised as one of the best compensation lawyers in Perth. Foyle Legal offer a no-obligation free consultation for work injury compensation claims.
We also offer no win no fee solution to all qualified workcover claims. So, you only pay our legal fees if we get you a settlement offer. You owe us nothing if you lose your injury claim. However, you may be liable for the other party’s (i.e. employer’s) legal costs, if you lose the workplace compensation claim.
In the no-fault workcover claim, workers rarely have to their employer’s legal costs if they lose. In the worker’s compensation common law system, it is more likely that you will have to pay your employer’s costs if you are unsuccessful. So, it is critical to consult compensation lawyers before you make a decision to claim compensation for common law in the District Court of Western Australia.
What percentage do no win no fee lawyers take?
No win no fee lawyers offer different terms and conditions in their no win no pay cost agreement. Some take 10 – 50% of the client’s settlement to cover their legal fees. This percentage fee is often referred to as the success fee or percentage fee.
Since 2012, Foyle Legal has been practising personal injury law in WA. We are renowned for not charging clients a percentage. We only charge clients for work done according to a government cost schedule.No win no fee lawyers offer different terms and conditions in their no win no pay cost agreement. Some take 10 – 50% of the client’s settlement to cover their legal fees. This percentage fee is often referred to as the success fee or percentage fee.
Since 2012, Foyle Legal has been practising personal injury law in WA. We are renowned for not charging clients a percentage. We only charge clients for work done according to a government cost schedule.
Workers Compensation Claims FAQ
WorkCover WA is the government department responsible for overseeing the workers’ compensation and workplace injury management system in Western Australia. The workcover helpline can provide introductory information on how to make claim and the injury compensation claim process. For legal advice, please contact specialist workers compensation lawyers at Foyle Legal.
If you’d like to learn more about worker injury compensation claims, and how workers compensation lawyers can help you. Please visit Foyle Legal WA Workers Compensation FAQ page and Foyle Legal WorkCover WA Workers Compensation Blog page.
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