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Car accident & CTP claims, Queensland
We run compulsory third party claims for drivers, passengers, riders, cyclists and pedestrians across South East Queensland. You get a named compensation lawyer on your file from the first call, and you pay us nothing unless your claim succeeds.
Start here
Most people ring us because something has already gone wrong, or because a deadline is close. These are the four points that matter most, in the order they matter.
Report it, get the other driver's registration, see a doctor and say everything that hurts. What is written in that first medical record follows your claim for years.
02Notice of Accident Claim Form, the insurer's compliance response, the liability decision, medical examinations, then a compulsory conference. Step by step, with the statutory time frames.
03Nine months, one month, three months for a hit and run, three years to sue. Miss the wrong one without a reasonable excuse and an otherwise good claim is over.
04What is deducted at settlement, what the 50/50 rule caps, what outlays are, and the two risks a costs agreement should spell out before you sign it.
Who you actually get
The other car accident sites in this market do not show you a single face. Ours are the lawyers who run this practice, and you can check both of them on the Queensland Law Society roll before you ring.
Managing Director
Jono has practised exclusively in injuries law his whole career, across several top tier injury firms, and leads the practice. Bachelor of Laws, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, admitted in the Supreme Court of Queensland and as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Director
Sinau started at international firm Minter Ellison before moving into personal injuries. He is Vice President of the Pasifika Lawyers Association of Queensland and legal advisor to the Polynesian African Cross Cultural Advisory. Bachelors of Laws, Commerce and Business, admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Free claim check
You will speak to a compensation lawyer, not an intake script. In one conversation we can usually tell you whether a claim exists, which deadline applies to you, roughly what the process looks like from here, and whether it is worth running at all. If it is not, we say so.
If you would rather talk now, call (07) 3444 9410. Brisbane office, Level 54, 111 Eagle Street.
Common questions
Nothing up front. We act on no win no fee, so our professional fees are only payable if your claim succeeds, and under Queensland's 50/50 rule the total legal costs and uplift we deduct can never be more than half of what you recover after refunds are paid.
A Notice of Accident Claim Form must reach the CTP insurer within nine months of the accident or of the first appearance of your symptoms, or within one month of the day you first instruct a lawyer about the claim, whichever comes first. Court proceedings must be started within three years of the accident.
Usually yes. Queensland applies contributory negligence, which reduces your damages by your share of responsibility rather than cancelling the claim. Drivers found partly at fault still recover compensation, and we assess that split before you commit to anything.
Almost never. Queensland's Motor Accident Insurance Act requires a compulsory conference and exchange of final offers before anyone can start proceedings, and the large majority of CTP claims settle at or before that conference.
We are a Brisbane car accident and CTP practice at Level 54, 111 Eagle Street. Jonathan Wu and Sinaumea Taufao lead the practice and their names are on the door.