We look back on decisions made in the Supreme Court of
Queensland for 2021 with respect to claims for personal
injuries.
In total, only 8 claims made it to a trial in 2021 because a
claim for personal injuries is only heard in the Supreme Court
if:
- all efforts to resolve the claim informally have failed
(including a compulsory conference, and usually a pre-trial
mediation, and sometimes just hours before stepping into the court
room itself); and
- the dispute is for damages in excess of $750,000.
A summary of the 8 Supreme Court trials is as follows:
Injuries Caused by Motor Vehicle Accidents
Kate Ann Sutton v Lauren Nicole Hunter (Allianz) [2021] QSC
249
A motor vehicle accident caused a 44 year old mother to suffer
minor physical injuries (whiplash) in addition to significant PTSD.
Liability was admitted by the insurer (Allianz) so the dispute
forcing a trial was on the appropriate amount of compensation
payable. At the time, the claimant wasn't
