In March 2024, the Commonwealth and seven jurisdictions agreed to respond to joint recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission final report by mid-2024. Personal injury lawyers and those working with injured Australians will be watching closely to see what is said on the issue of substitute financial decision-making.

Having and maintaining the right workplace culture at Aeran is vital to maintain our high level of client care. We continually strive to learn about and implement best practice - so that we can fulfil our mission, which is not only to help personal injury clients and lawyers, but also to create a good place to work.

Converting lump sum personal injury compensation into a flexible tax-free income stream is possible in some circumstances, but a 90-day time limit applies. Don’t delay in obtaining specialist financial advice.

Australians pursuing personal injury litigation abroad can really benefit, prior to final settlement, from local specialist financial advice.

NDIS entitlements generally are impacted by personal injury compensation. A recent AAT decision focused on the divisor used in the ‘Compensation Reduction Amount’ calculation, which the participant had queried as being less than her remaining life expectancy.