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Gerard Malouf & Partners Manage Cases For Clients Across All Areas Of Personal Injury Law, Inheritance Disputes And Superannuation Disputes.

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Gerard Malouf & Partners Have Provided Friendly, Experienced Legal Advice To Communities Across Australia For Over 35 Years. Our Personal Injury Lawyers Have Taken On Ten’s Of Thousands Of Cases And We Are Proud To Have Won Billions Of Dollars For Our Clients.

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If you have been injured in a public place due to someone’s negligence, you may be able to file a public liability claim. At GMP Law, our expert personal injury solicitors can help you get the compensation you deserve. 

During your free, no-obligation consultation, our team will carefully review your case, evaluate the potential strength of your claim, and address any concerns you may have.. 

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What does a public liability lawyer do?

A lawyer with expertise in personal injury law can provide the pivotal legal advice you need to win public liability compensation and ease your financial burden. 

Public liability law determines the duty of care businesses, governments and property owners have to visitors on their premises. A personal injury lawyer can represent you in these claims.

What types of claims are covered by personal injury law?

You may have a public liability claim in the following situation:

  • A slip-and–fall accident in a park, grocery store, unit block or event space.
  • An injury caused by an exploding gas bottle, poorly constructed furnishings and inadequate building structures may be eligible for product liability litigation.
  • An injury caused by an animal-attack where the owner is negligent in their duty of care for passersby.

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Who can make a public liability claim?

Anyone who has been harmed by another party’s carelessness or wrongdoing may make a compensation claim for public liability, including:

  • A tenant making a claim against a landlord for not tending to the building security.
  • A parent whose child was injured playing at the park. 
  • An elderly person who slips on a wet floor in a shopping centre.

Public liability cases we’ve won

Because public liability covers a wide range of circumstances and potential litigants, it’s not always clear what injuries and circumstances qualify. 

GMP Law has a track record of advocacy for our clients. For instance, we helped a man win $2 million from a local council for a trip-and-fall case that led to a serious spinal injury. 

In some situations, having a strong case will simply come down to whether you can gather any evidence of negligence. For example, if you slip and fall in a public space, and the incident is captured by CCTV, it might be relatively easy to prove negligence. We helped one woman win a case using footage of her fall over a caution sign.

And, in other circumstances, we may conduct an extensive investigation to build a successful case. GMP Law can help you as we did one family that lost a mother and grandmother to a hospital’s failure to provide reasonable care. 

Our personal injury lawyers can advise you whether or not your claim meets the terms needed to pursue public liability compensation.

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How do I start a public liability claim?

Seeking legal advice from an accredited specialist in personal injury law is critical to a successful claim based on:

  • Proof your accident took place in a public place or private property.
  • Damages are a direct result of negligence on the part of the defendant.


It will help to have photographic evidence of the accident, the premises and your injuries. Your lawyer will also need records of lost wages and costs associated with medical expenses for your physical and/or psychological injury. 

GMP Law personal injury lawyers in your area are ready to help.

How much public liability compensation can I expect?

Public liability payouts have the potential to be substantial, depending on the specifics of the case. In 2020, public and product liability claim payouts totaled $1 billion based on reporting by Insurance News Australia. 

The amount of compensation depends on what you claim such as:

  • Medical expenses related to the physical or psychological injury following the accident.
  • Ongoing costs such as domestic care required for a catastrophic injury like a spinal damage or amputation.
  • Non-economic (pain and suffering) damages for psychological or emotional distress.
  • Loss of earnings or superannuation if the incident leaves you unable to work.

 
Each state and territory has different ways of calculating public liability compensation. For example, the amount of weekly wages or pain and suffering compensation you can receive differs depending on the state or territory. 

The amount you receive also depends on whether you settle with the insurance company or pursue it in court. While taking a defendant to court may yield a bigger payout, it can also be more expensive. 

If your lawyer’s advice is to go to court, legal fees depend on the length and complexity of the case and which court hears it. Cases that go to the Supreme Court tend to take longer and cost the most.

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The value of working with a personal injury lawyer

A personal injury lawyer has expertise in public liability law and local court proceedings that increase the likelihood of compensation. 

A personal injury lawyer may represent claims for incidents that are work-related, car accidents and dust disease but these are covered by different laws.

An experienced public liability lawyer can:

  • Review your legal case and financial opportunity.
  • Manage the liability insurance provider.
  • Help you calculate your compensation.
  • File your claim correctly.
  • Arrange for medical experts, witness written statements, engineering or accounting experts as required to support your claim.
  • Prove negligence.
  • Negotiate an agreeable settlement.
  • Advocate for your best interests in court.
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What you need to know about public liability claims

Commonly asked questions concerning public liability compensation claims.

There are time limits involved with public liability claims. Typically, individuals have three years from the date of injury to file a claim.

Seek a free case assessment from an expert lawyer. If your case is eligible for compensation, your lawyer handles the claim and builds a strong case. Your case may settle in mediation or go to court.

Expenses (incurred and potential) related to medical treatment, domestic care, lost wages and superannuation can be part of a public liability claim.

An experienced public liability lawyer can provide an estimate for your unique compensation entitlement. Settled claims could resolve within 18 months. In more challenging, complex cases, the process will be longer and could take a few years.

If you’re awarded compensation, the business or their insurance company could cover the cost. There are a number of costs compensation covers, including physical and psychological injury, medical expenses, and wage and superannuation loss.

Contributory negligence is the failure of the injured party to act prudently. For example, a fall accident victim ignored signs of a slippery surface on private property or a business premises.

The most common misconception is the difference between workers’ compensation claims and public liability claims. If the injury or loss stems from a work-related incident you can file a workers’ compensation claim. 


Public liability insurance typically doesn’t cover claims of pollution, asbestos, product recalls, faulty work or bad professional advice. Liability insurance protects businesses from damages caused whilst operating.

Public liability claims can be made against a negligent party for accidents occurring in public premises and on private property. A personal injury lawyer can tell you if your case is eligible or not.

Yes. A council may be the responsible party for an accident that occurs in a public premises.

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“I would like to sincerely thank Gerard Malouf & Partners for how they handled my case & the great outcome. Prior to contacting GMP, I had approached other firms, who said my case was “too small,” for them.

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Our Difficult Case Policy

At Gerard Malouf & Partners, it’s our professional obligation to strive for maximum justice and achievable compensation.

Our difficult case policy ensures that our senior lawyers and experienced management team oversee notably challenging cases. This makes sure that we achieve the best results for our clients seeking accident injury compensation.

We maintain integrity by not accepting a case if we believe it is unlikely to result in compensation, or if the costs to our client outweigh the benefits.

This is our core philosophy and what differentiates us from other law firms.

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Nassir Bechara
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Sung-Gu Lee
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Gerard Malouf & Partners manage cases for clients across all areas of Personal Injury Law, Inheritance Disputes and Superannuation Disputes.
About Us
Gerard Malouf & Partners have provided friendly, experienced legal advice to communities across Australia for over 35 years. Our Personal Injury Lawyers have taken on ten’s of thousands of cases and we are proud to have won billions of dollars for our clients.
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Meet the diverse and dynamic team of compensation lawyers and supporting staff that have made this all happen below. Our multi-lingual team can discuss your claims in Arabic, Assyrian, Turkish, Greek, Italian, French, Serbian, Croatian, Armenian, Mandarin, Hindi, Punjabi or Malayalam.
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Meet the diverse and dynamic team of compensation lawyers and supporting staff that have made this all happen below. Our multi-lingual team can discuss your claims in Arabic, Assyrian, Turkish, Greek, Italian, French, Serbian, Croatian, Armenian, Mandarin, Hindi, Punjabi or Malayalam.

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