WorkCover claims

Experience

Peter Claven and Michael Burdess have over 36 years combined as lawyers advising and acting for injured people in WorkCover claims. Acting in WorkCover matters has been the most significant part of their practices.

Free first appointment

It’s now industry standard that personal injury lawyers offer a free first appointment for WorkCover claims. What this means in practice can be different from one law firm to the next. Some give the bare minimum of detail, then if you have a case, push you to sign a cost agreement before helping any further.

We are always aiming to offer more than the crowd, so we make sure that during your first appointment that we give you advice on all aspects of your WorkCover case, including practical advice on any issues you might be experiencing with your insurer.

WorkCover entitlements

What might not be apparent to people looking for a WorkCover lawyer is that many law firms are only interested in helping with a serious injury/common law claim (when you sue your employer for a lump sum for causing your injury). If you have other issues, like your insurer not paying for treatment, or your pay rate not being correct, they wont help.

This is because in their eyes, it doesn’t make them enough money and it’s not worth it. We aim to do the opposite if at all possible, and regularly assist and go to Court for people who are impacted by decisions their WorkCover insurer has made, in additional to pursuing their lump sum entitlements.

Will I need to go to court?

This is always going to depend on the individual circumstances of your case and the attitude that you have for taking risks, as well as the views of the WorkCover lawyers. When it’s needed, we push matters to Court to get the best result for you.

Connected claims

People with WorkCover claims often have other rights or issues that come up during the life of their claim. Wherever possible we help our WorkCover clients with employment issues that come up – often this is the employer terminating the workers employment based on an inability to work. Many personal injury law firms will not provide this assistance.

Do you have a ‘No win, no fee’ policy? What does this mean and how are fees calculated? Will I still be out of pocket?

Yes, nearly all of our injury claims are run on a true, No Win, No Fee basis. Read more about that here. We believe our no win no fee offering is more favourable than those offered by many other firms in Victoria

What legal fees will I have to pay?

If your claim is successful, you’ll pay for legal costs and expenses that can’t be recovered from WorkCover. We will talk to you in greater detail during your appointment with us.

Will I have to pay any costs before my claim is settled?

No. You only pay our costs after your claim has been settled and the compensation has been paid by WorkCover.