Your Trusted Public Liability Compensation Lawyers
Have you been injured in public in Perth or Western Australia? Stephen Browne Personal Injury Lawyers can advise you with regard to your public liability compensation claim.
Am I eligible to make a public liability injury claim?
You can make a public liability compensation claim for injury compensation if you were in a public place and:
- Someone (a property owner, business owner or government owned entity) owed you a duty of care to protect you from a reasonably foreseeable injury
- The duty of care was breached
- You suffered a physical or psychological injury
What is a public place in Perth and Western Australia?
Public places in Perth and Western Australia include:
- Parks, playgrounds, sporting grounds and footpaths
- Commercial spaces such as shopping centres, supermarkets, gyms, and hotels
- Entertainment precincts such as theme parks and leisure centres
- Educational facilities such as schools and daycare centres
- Rented properties
- Airports and marine spaces
What compensation can I claim if I’m injured on public property?
The outcome of your public liability compensation claim depends on your injuries. It may include:
- Medical expenses
- Rehabilitation expenses
- Travelling expenses (for travel to and from medical appointments)
- Loss of income (past and/or future)
- General damages for pain and suffering
What are common examples of public liability claims?
Stephen Browne Personal Injury Lawyers in Perth can advise you with regard to your public liability compensation claim enquiry, including:
- Physical injuries suffered while playing sport
- Tripping and falling in a public place
- Slipping, tripping, or falling in a supermarket
- Dog attacks
Is there a time limit for making a public liability injury claim?
If you’re injured on public property, under Western Australia law, a public liability compensation claim must be made within 3 years of the date of the incident. Contact Stephen Browne Personal Injury lawyers to find out your legal rights.
What is the public liability injury claim process in WA?
The circumstances of each public place injury are different. No matter where your public liability injury claim is at, Stephen Brown Personal Injury Lawyers may be able to help. The key milestones are:
1. Meet with your experienced No Win No Fee* public liability lawyer
- We will review your injured in public claim to maximise your entitlement to public liability compensation
2. Build your public liability injury compensation claim
- Your experienced public liability lawyer will gather the information and evidence you need to support your public liability injury claim
3. Negotiation, finalisation or settlement of your public liability compensation claim
- Your experienced public liability lawyer will negotiate (with the opposing party) to finalise or settle your injury claim
- Depending on the circumstances of your injury on public property, the opposing party may be for example a business, local authority, government department or a private entity
Stephen Browne public liability lawyers in WA
Stephen Browne Personal Injury Lawyers are trusted public liability lawyers in Perth and Joondalup, servicing all of Western Australia. No matter what stage your public liability compensation claim is at, we can advise you in relation to your possible entitlements.
Our public liability lawyers work on a No Win No Fee* basis. You don’t pay our legal fees unless there is a successful outcome in your case, and you receive public liability injury compensation or damages.
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Contact Stephen Browne Personal Injury Lawyers in Perth or Joondalup to arrange an obligation-free consultation. Our experienced public liability lawyers can discuss your enquiry with you online, by phone or in person. Complete the form below and we’ll be in touch.