public liability

You may be able to make a public liability claim if you have suffered injury as a consequence of the fault of another. You may be entitled to the following: 

- compensation for pain and suffering; 
- payment for past loss of wages; 
- payment for loss of future earnings;
- past and future medical care; 
- assistance provided to you by a family member (known as gratuitous care assistance); 

Common examples of public liability matters include:

- Injuries sustained on private property; 
- attacks by animals; 
- physical assaults;
- Sexual assaults (including childhood abuse);
- Aviation accidents
- faulty products and/or services;
- injuries sustained at the gym. 

To make a successful public liability claim, you need to be able to prove that:

- you were owed a duty of care by the other party; 
- the other party breached its duty of care; 
- your injury was reasonably foreseeable. 

Unlike other areas of personal injury litigation, you only have 3 years from the date of injury to pursue a public liability claim. 

You may be able to claim:

- Compensation for pain and suffering; 
- payment for past loss of wages; 
- payment for loss of future earnings;
- past and future medical care; 
- assistance provided to you by a family member (known as gratuitous care assistance);