Personal Injury & Workers Compensation Lawyers Perth

A workers compensation claim is a type of personal injury claim filed by employees to claim compensation payments for work-related injury or disease. It is often referred to as workers comp claims, workcover claims, work injury claims, workplace injuries claims or no-fault personal injury claims for workplace accidents.

An injured worker can claim compensation for work-related injuries including physical injuries (e.g. back injuries, neck injuries, knee injuries, hip injuries, spinal injuries, foot injuries, bicep injuries), work-related stress claims, psychological injuries and workplace bullying.

Workplace back injuries are one of the most common work-related injuries. Other common workplace injuries include:

• injuries in the course of their regular employment;
• injuries on another company’s worksite;
• injuries while undertaking a return to work programme for a previous work related injuries;
• injuries to contractors in certain circumstances;
• injuries while undertaking training;
• injuries while you are on site but not working (for example undertaking sporting activities at the site); and
• injuries while you are travelling from one work-related location to another work-related place.

Many workplace injury claims involve resolving a dispute through WorkCover and common law claims. If you have made a work-related injury claim, many worker compensation lawyers provide No win No Fee legal assistance.

If you are injured on the job in Perth or anywhere in Western Australia, you may be entitled to claim workers compensation, regardless your residency status or permanency of your employment.

This means you may be able to claim workers 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.

If your employer’s insurance company should not reject your work-related injury claim on the basis of your residency status. If you need expert legal advice on workers compensation law in WA, please contact one of our workers comp lawyers in Perth. We can help you to claim workplace injury compensation.

Compensation lawyers often work in different areas of personal injury claims. However, work injury claims and motor vehicle accident claims are the most common personal injury compensation claims.

• Workers Compensation Claims – lawyers who specialise in workers comp are often referred to as work injury lawyers, workplace injury lawyers, workers comp lawyers or Workcover lawyers. Workers compensation scheme varies largely in different state. If you are looking for a workers compensation lawyer. Please be sure to hire a personal injury lawyer who is specialised in workers compensation claims in your state.
• Motor Vehicle Accident Claims – lawyers specialising in motor vehicle accident claims are often referred to as MVA lawyers, car accident lawyers, road accident lawyers, traffic accident lawyers, motor accident lawyers, motor injury lawyers, motor vehicle accident lawyers or traffic accident lawyers. Similar to workers compensation claims, the law for motor injury compensation differs largely by state. If your motor vehicle accident happened in WA, please be sure to hire a law firm that specialises in providing legal services in Perth, WA.
• Other areas of compensation claims – include but are not limited to medical negligence claims, criminal injuries compensation claims, public liability claims, fatal accident claims, or serious injury claims. Similarly, different areas of Compensation Law vary by state. Therefore, it is best to engage a compensation lawyer in the state where you were injured to represent you for your personal injury compensation claim.

Foyle Legal is an award-winning compensation law firm specialising in personal injury compensation in Western Australia, with offices in Perth CBD and Malaga. If you have made a personal injury claim in WA, talk to the best personal injury lawyers Perth has to offer. Your first initial consultation is obligation free. When we meet, your workers compensation lawyer will discuss how we can help with your personal injury compensation claim.

A personal injury or workers compensation claim is difficult for most individuals to understand. Even individuals who have dealt with the workers compensation claim process or any other personal injury claim process may find it challenging to find the best injury compensation lawyer for their personal injury claim. Here are the helpful tips for finding the best personal injury lawyers for your personal injuries claim.

Obligation Free Initial Claim Review

The obligation-free initial review allows the injured person to meet the lawyers and learn about the legal services. When you meet with the personal injury lawyer, be sure to discuss the details of your case.

Personal injury claims can be complicated, but a good personal injury lawyer can ease the stress by explaining things clearly in plain English.

No Win No Fee Personal Injury Lawyers

Many experienced workers compensation lawyers and reputable injury lawyers in Perth offer No Win No Fee legal assistance. This is good news for the injured people!

No win no fee lawyers don’t charge legal fees until you receive your compensation payments. This means the lawyers are motivated to get results for their clients.

Not all the No Win No Fee lawyers are the same. Be sure to go with reputable no win no fee lawyers who are committed to maximising your compensation payouts.

Please be mindful of lawyers who promise you quick results! A quick settlement without quality legal services often results in a significant reduction of compensation payments.

Your Legal Team

It’s critical to know your legal team. It should be a mix of senior and junior lawyers. Experienced lawyers frequently charge more and handle more cases. For basic workcover claims with low permanent disability ratings, a junior lawyer managing the day to day conduction of the workers compensation claim under the supervision of a senior lawyer may be more beneficial to the injured person. 

Reviews and Reputation

Always read online reviews of lawyers. Don’t choose a lawyer near me because you think it will be easier to manage your case. False! An excellent lawyer is worth the trip.

Some of Foyle Legal’s clients live in Albany, Karratha, Broome, Port Hedland, and Kalgoorlie. We can manage personal injury claims remotely and get a settlement outcome that is multiple times higher than the insurer’s initial offer!

Personal injury lawyer fees are often outlined in the Cost Agreement when you engage the legal services of a personal injury law firm.

Worker compensation lawyers

WA’s worker’s compensation lawyers must charge workers’ compensation matters in WorkCover per the Workers’ Compensation (Legal Practitioners and Registered Agents) Costs Determination 2015.

Personal Injury Lawyers

Regarding other personal injury claims, personal injury lawyers charge according to the relevant cost determination.

Success Fees

At the end of the settlement, it is also common for workers’ compensation lawyers to charge a ‘success fee’. Foyle Legal will not ordinarily charge a success fee. In addition, We try our best to recover our legal costs from the insurance company. The goal is to get the insurance company to cover most of the legal fees so that the client’s out-of-pocket legal fees are low.

“Foyle Legal will not ordinarily charge a success fee for personal injury matters.”

You do not need a lawyer for workers compensation claim. However, you often get a better compensation payout if a specialist a workers compensation lawyer represent you at WorkCover or District Court.

A claim offer or an insurance lawyer employed by your employer’s workers compensation insurance company manages your workers compensation claim. Their role is to defend the insurer’s interests, frequently at the expense of injured workers. Claim officers and insurance lawyers typically have more experience and training than you. They’ve also built a network of doctors, rehab providers, return to work providers, and other service providers to help them fight the plaintiff (i.e., injured workers).

A good compensation lawyer who specialises in workers compensation, such as Foyle Legal, have a team of specialists worker’s compensation lawyers and have years of experience helping the plaintiff fight against the defendant (i.e., insurance companies and their lawyers). We have also developed our networks of professionals to assist our clients.

Perth Worker’s compensation lawyers, like Foyle Legal, have years of expertise assisting the client fight the defendant (i.e., insurance companies and their lawyers). We have also built professional networks to help our clients to combat the injustice in the system!

We know how to win – we help you to win your personal injury claim.

Strictly speaking, there is no limit on how long after a work accident you can claim workers compensation for your injury. However, it is advisable to lodge your workers compensation claim as soon as possible. Otherwise, your claim may be prejudiced. We have seen the insurance company reject many workplace injury claims because the workers did not make a workplace injury claim as soon as practicable.

If your injury is severe and has common law claim potential. Strict time limits apply for all common law claims.

This video shows where you can find the workers’ compensation claim forms.

If your accident occurred in Western Australia, you should contact qualified work compensation lawyers in WA.

This is particularly important for work injury claims. WA’s workplace injury claims scheme is different to other States. We met numerous injured workers who had hired compensation lawyers from outside WA and were underpaid for their workplace injury claims.

Foyle Legal has a team of Perth based worker’s compensation lawyers. Our work injury lawyers use video calls and telephone calls to provide legal representation for regional WA clients and clients in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Northern Territory.

Insurance companies frequently make early commercial offers. The purpose is to promptly close the claim. Often, the insurer’s offer is low. Specialist compensation lawyers like Foyle Legal can assist you to assess your offer’s fairness. We offer legal advice and professional networks to help you to maximise compensation payout.

Online Compensation Payout Calculators

Simple online compensation payment calculators neglect injury claims’ complexities. No legal advice is given by a basic compensation payment calculator.

The personal injury compensation claim process is never quick. Many reasons exist for reducing compensation payout. Quality legal advice, quality evidence, and quality case management are critical to avoiding compensation reduction. Why Your Personal Injury Compensation is Reduced is discussed in this blog.

Yes. You can sue for a workplace injury if your whole person impairment (WPI) is over 15%, and you have elected for common law proceeding before the limitation date.

Unlike the no-fault workers compensation system, a common law claim requires injured workers to prove negligence. Therefore, if you are claiming workplace injury in Perth or other WA regions, it is highly recommended that you seek legal advice from a good workers compensation lawyer in Perth.

Good workplace injury lawyers will help to evaluate your chance of success before making a common law election. A failed common law claim can be costly. An injured worker may be asked to pay the legal costs of your employer.

Yes. You can make a workers compensation stress claim. However, insurers often dispute stress claims. If you have made a workers compensation claim for psychological injury at work. It is crucial to consult good workers compensation lawyers. This article talks more about workers compensation stress claims.

Once you are elected for a common law claim, you can sue your employer for common law damages. Unlike the no-fault workers compensation system, you must prove your employer’s negligence in order to win a workers compensation common law claim.

If you are considering a common law claim, contact Foyle Legal, your workers compensation lawyers Perth. Your personal injury lawyer at Foyle Legal will provide quality legal services to ensure you proceed to common law claim decisions with confidence!

Foyle Legal is a full-service personal injury law firm. We handle minor personal injury claims like whiplash injury claims and major injuries claims such as serious injury claims and fatal injury claims. Workers compensation claims, car accident claims, motorcycle accident injury claims, and criminal injury compensation claims are the most common type of claims.

Workers Compensation Law

Our workers compensation lawyers in Perth have worked on workcover claims and workers compensation common law claims.

Other Personal Injury Law

If you are seeking personal injury law advice. Contact Foyle Legal for your initial obligation free consultation. We can help with your personal injury claims in Western Australia on a No Win No Fee basis.

Foyle Legal offers an obligation free initial consultation for personal injury claims. If you are concerned about your compensation claim, give us a call on 0408 727 343. We have been recognised by our clients as top of the best personal injury law firms in Perth WA. The firm and our lawyers collectively have received recognitions for being:

• Top compensation lawyers in Perth
• Leading work injury lawyers in WA – plaintiff
• Recommended public liability lawyers in WA – plaintiff
• Best law firms
• Best Business

We provide quality legal advice to help injured people on a No Win No Fee basis. If you are concerned about your injury compensation case, contact Foyle Legal for your obligation free initial consultation.

Not all workers compensation lawyers in Perth offer telephone consultation but Foyle Legal, your local personal injury and workers compensation lawyers Perth offer telephone and video consultation to qualified clients. Call us now to book your obligation free consultation.

Foyle Legal represents employees, contractors, and sub-contractors in workers compensation claims and public liability claims. If you are unsure whether you meet the definition of “worker” to claim workplace injury compensation, contact Foyle Legal for your obligation free claim review. We can help you to determine if you are eligible to claim compensation in WA.