Injury compensation lawyers for Logan

Who we act for in Logan

We act for people who live or work in Logan and were injured in a car, motorcycle, bicycle or pedestrian accident, at work, or in a public place such as a footpath, park or shopping centre. We also act in TPD and income protection claims through superannuation. Our offices are at Eight Mile Plains (Level 2, 8 Clunies Ross Court) and in Brisbane City (by appointment). We can meet at our office, at your home, or wherever you feel is most convenient, or speak by phone or video. We act in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka or Malay.

Car accidents in Logan

If another vehicle caused your injuries, the claim is made against that vehicle's CTP insurer, not against the driver personally. It starts with a Notice of Accident Claim Form, which must be given within nine months of the accident (or of symptoms first appearing), or within one month of first meeting a lawyer about the claim, whichever is earlier. If the vehicle cannot be identified or was uninsured, the claim is against the Nominal Defendant and the form is due within three months of the accident.

A crash must be reported to police where someone needs medical attention, where a driver will not give their details, or where a vehicle has to be towed. If anyone is hurt or in danger, call 000. Where someone was injured and police did not attend, report the crash at a police station; Policelink on 131 444 and online reporting are for crashes where nobody was hurt. Keep the police reference number (the QP number), as the CTP insurer will ask for it.

Logan's main roads include the Pacific Motorway (M1), which runs south from Eight Mile Plains past Daisy Hill and Springwood to Loganholme, the Logan Motorway, and the Mount Lindesay Highway through Browns Plains. The CTP process is the same whichever road the crash happened on.

Injured at work

Logan has long-established industrial areas. Logan City Council's history of Slacks Creek describes the Moss Street industrial subdivision of the 1960s as the forerunner of the extensive industry there today, and an industrial estate opened at Crestmead in 1981. Workers in factories, warehouses, transport and trades face lifting, machinery, forklift and fall injuries, while people working in retail, health care and aged care across the city are injured too.

Any worker injured in the course of their work in Queensland can apply for WorkCover benefits, whoever was at fault. The application should be lodged within six months of the injury, or of first seeing a doctor about it. Casual, labour hire and many contract workers are covered as well as permanent employees. If the employer, or someone the employer is responsible for, was negligent, there may also be a separate damages claim. Injuries on the way to or from work, including on the M1, can be covered too.

Falls in public places and on council land

All of the suburbs on this page are in the Logan City Council area. If you were hurt because of a defect on a council footpath, road, park or other council land, the claim is against the council. The council has its own personal injury claim form and assesses claims under the Civil Liability Act 2003. Its own page says that lodging that form is not a substitute for complying with the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002.

Under that Act, a Notice of Claim must be given to the party responsible: Logan City Council for its footpaths and local roads, the Department of Transport and Main Roads for state-controlled roads, and the owner or occupier for private premises, such as the Logan Hyperdome at Shailer Park or Grand Plaza at Browns Plains. It must be given within nine months of the incident (or of symptoms first appearing), or within one month after you first instruct a lawyer to claim against an identified party, whichever is earlier. Court proceedings must generally be started within three years.

Treatment and your medical records

Logan Hospital, on the corner of Armstrong Road and Loganlea Road at Meadowbrook, is the main public hospital in Logan, and its emergency department is open 24 hours a day. The Princess Alexandra Hospital at 199 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, is also run by Metro South Health.

Hospital records are often the first written account of how an injury happened. You can apply to the hospital for a copy of your own records, and with your signed authority we can request them for you, along with records from your GP, physiotherapist and other treating practitioners.

Languages spoken at home in Logan

In the 2021 Census, 75.1 per cent of people in the City of Logan spoke English only at home, and a language other than English was used in 21.1 per cent of households. Across the city, the most common other languages were Samoan (4,557 people, 1.3 per cent), Punjabi (4,147, 1.2 per cent), Mandarin (3,945, 1.1 per cent), Arabic (2,896, 0.8 per cent) and Hindi (2,569, 0.7 per cent). The mix differs a great deal from suburb to suburb:

• Underwood: Mandarin 529 people (7.8 per cent), Punjabi 418 (6.1 per cent), Korean 336 (4.9 per cent), Cantonese 257 (3.8 per cent), Hindi 165 (2.4 per cent)
• Woodridge: Samoan 383 people (3.0 per cent), Hazaraghi 294 (2.3 per cent), Arabic 234 (1.8 per cent), Zomi 218 (1.7 per cent), Urdu 202 (1.6 per cent)

Language support when you meet with us

We act in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka or Malay, so Mandarin and Cantonese speakers can deal with us directly in their own language. We do not offer the other languages listed above ourselves. If you would like a family member or friend you trust to come to the meeting with you, they are welcome.

Getting to our office from Logan

Our office at Level 2, 8 Clunies Ross Court is in Eight Mile Plains, at the northern end of the M1 section between Eight Mile Plains and Daisy Hill. Eight Mile Plains is also served by the Eight Mile Plains busway station on the South East Busway. You do not need to travel to see us: we can meet at our office, at your home, or wherever you feel is most convenient, or speak by phone or video.

Fees

No win, no fee. Our professional fees are only payable if the claim succeeds. We fund the outlays needed to run the claim, and in most cases they are not payable if the claim is unsuccessful. There are situations where they become payable; they are set out in the costs agreement, which we explain in writing before you sign anything. The first consultation is free.