Denes Lawyers

02/04/2026

01/04/2026

Have you been injured in Queensland in a work accident? Are you confused about the workers’ compensation process and your entitlements? Over the years Denes Lawyers has successfully acted for many injured workers and answered a huge range of clients' questions along the way. Now, our principal solicitor Oszkar Denes, has written a book "Unpacking your WorkCover Queensland claim to help you understand your rights".

Visit our website to order your free hardcopy book: https://deneslawyers.com.au/books/unpacking-your-workcover-queensland-claim/

31/03/2026

The Fine Print That Can Kill Your Injury Claim

Employees beware – when you settle an anti-discrimination or unfair dismissal complaint, you may also be giving up the right to sue your employer for common law damages for personal injury — even if that was never your intention.

If you are not careful, a settlement deed might include a term that releases the employer from all claims connected with the employee’s employment. In everyday terms, that meant anything connected to what happened at work — not just the anti-discrimination complaint or unfair dismissal.

You can read more about it here: https://deneslawyers.com.au/the-fine-print-that-can-kill-your-injury-claim/

24/03/2026

How social media can torpedo a personal injury claim

In the recent decision of Clements v Margalit, the Queensland District Court ordered that the claimant, Ms Clements, disclose all of her holiday and travel photos and related social media material to the insurance company after she had uploaded some photos from her trips. It goes without saying that most people would find it horrifying to have to hand over all of their holiday memories to an insurance company.

You can read more about it here: https://deneslawyers.com.au/how-social-media-can-torpedo-a-personal-injury-claim/

17/03/2026

Plaintiff wins $2.5M in damages

The Supreme Court of Queensland recently awarded $2.5M in damages to a tow truck driver who suffered severe crush injuries. A Mitsubishi bus rolled on him while he was underneath it to try and attach a towing device. Satisfyingly, in addition to economic loss damages, the Court award included fairly generous allowances for pain and suffering as well as domestic assistance needs.

You can read more about it here: https://deneslawyers.com.au/plaintiff-wins-2-5m-compensation/

19/06/2025

A case study: Gold Coast injured cyclists' claim reduced from $401,353.05 to $73,663.91

The plaintiff suffered injuries in an accident when he was riding a bicycle at Palm Beach over a pedestrian crossing (without first stopping and without a helmet) and was struck by a car.

The District Court significantly reduced his damages award. This case demonstrates why it is so important to be truthful with medical experts and also when giving evidence in court.

https://deneslawyers.com.au/district-court-reduces-injured-cyclists-claim/

03/06/2025

What else is news? Medical negligence claim against Moranbah GP fails!

A patient sued her Moranbah based GP alleging that she suffered an allergic reaction to the antibiotic Norfloxacin, which then led to extreme photosensitivity, cerebral vasculitis and stroke. She alleged the prescription of the antibiotic was inappropriate. The claim was unsuccessful. To be clear, we were not involved in this case, and this article is a brief summary of the Supreme Court’s reasons: https://deneslawyers.com.au/medical-negligence-claim-against-moranbah-gp/

27/05/2025

What's news? Queensland Supreme Court dismisses claim brought 19 years after allegedly negligent surgery.

In the case of Ringelstein v Metro North Hospital & Health Service, the plaintiff lost her application to have her limitation period extended to 19 years after her surgery after receiving an apology from the hospital.

Here’s our case analysis:

https://deneslawyers.com.au/supreme-court-dismisses-claim-brought-19-years-after-allegedly-negligent-surgery/

08/06/2023

If you have suffered injury as a fly-in-fly-out (“FIFO”) worker, you may have entitlements to significant compensation – much more than most other workers. Read our article to find out more.

https://deneslawyers.com.au/how-to-calculate-compensation-for-injured-fifo-workers-in-queensland/

31/12/2022

Happy New Year Australia!