News and Analysis

Merry Christmas 2024

After a huge 2024 it’s time to enjoy a break. Phillips Taglieri will be closed from 12:30pm on Friday, 20 December 2024 until 8:30am on Monday, 13 January 2025. We wish all our clients, former clients, and colleagues the compliments of the season!

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Terminating or Varying Workers Compensation

The circumstances under which an employer may terminate or vary a worker’s entitlement to workers compensation have been the subject of argument between employers, insurers, and workers since the idea of compensating workers for work related injuries caught on in the early 1900s. Subject to a few exceptions, in Tasmania, the circumstances in which an […]

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General damages on the rise?

General damages for pain, suffering, and loss of amenity of life are the backbone of any claim for personal injuries. Such damages do not compensate for economic loss but rather, along with aggravated damages, compensate a plaintiff for intangible losses.   In Mercer v Allianz (No. 2) [2013] TASSC 35 (a case in which this […]

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