Personal Injury Lawyer In Morley, WA

Your rights under Western Australian law

Which law governs your Morley claim depends on how you were injured. The main ones are the Limitation Act 2005 (WA), the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943, the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023, and the Civil Liability Act 2002 (WA). Getting the pathway and the deadline right at the start is most of the job.

Strict time limits apply

Under the Limitation Act 2005 (WA) you generally have three years from when you became aware of your injury to start court proceedings, and for a child under 15 the deadline runs to their 21st birthday. Motor vehicle claims have their own early step: you are expected to lodge an online crash report and a Notice of Intention to Make a Claim with ICWA within six months of the crash. A late notice is not always fatal, because ICWA has to show it was prejudiced to defeat your claim, but the longer you wait the harder that argument gets. Miss the court deadline and the claim is usually gone for good.

Workers compensation is no-fault, but the 2023 Act changed the detail

The Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 took over the scheme from 1 July 2024 and brought in provisional payments and reworked processes. You still do not have to prove fault to get weekly payments, medical costs and rehabilitation. Where your injury is serious and your employer was negligent, a common law claim on top remains open through the District Court. The 2026 impairment guidelines sit inside this scheme, which is why timing your assessment is now part of the strategy.

The insurer is not on your side

ICWA and workers compensation insurers run experienced claims teams whose job is to close your file for as little as the law allows. That is not a criticism, it is their role. A director who has argued these cases up to the High Court reads their offers differently than you can, and knows which entitlements they tend to leave out.

What you can claim after a Morley injury

What sits inside your claim depends on the injury and the pathway, but most Morley claims draw on the same heads of damage. We identify every category you are entitled to and value the long-term ones that are easy to miss.

For a catastrophic motor vehicle injury, the Catastrophic Injuries Support Scheme that began on 1 July 2016 can fund lifetime treatment, care and support on top of any common law claim. A serious injury almost always has a superannuation total and permanent disability claim running quietly alongside it, and we check for one on every serious file.

How we run your Morley claim, step by step

Most claims settle by negotiation without a hearing. We handle every dealing with the insurer so you can get on with recovering, and we keep you across each stage.

Stage 1: Free claim review

Call (08) 6558 1786 or send an enquiry. A director reviews what happened, looks at any documents you have, and tells you plainly whether you have a claim worth running. Free, confidential, no obligation. If your injury keeps you home, we come to you in Morley.

Stage 2: Building the case

Once you engage us, we gather the medical records, specialist reports, witness statements and scene evidence. For an ICWA matter we take care of the crash report and the Notice of Intention. You hand it over and we carry it.

Stage 3: Lodging the claim

We lodge with the right body, ICWA for a road injury, WorkCover WA for a work injury, or the relevant court for a negligence claim, and we hold every deadline and form.

Stage 4: Negotiation

We put your claim to the insurer and argue it. Kevin and Rebecca do not take the first number for granted, and most claims resolve at a settlement conference before any trial.

Stage 5: Resolution and payment

When a fair figure is agreed, you are paid. If the insurer will not be reasonable, we are ready to run it. Kevin has taken matters to the Supreme Court and the High Court, and insurers know it.

Related: Learn more about personal injury claims and car accident injury claims in Perth, our no win, no fee guarantee, or contact our Perth team. You can also read about your rights via the Insurance Commission of WA.