As a partner in Cooper Grace Ward’s insurance team, Brady’s practice focuses on workers’ compensation claims on behalf of WorkCover Queensland and Wesfarmers Group TeamCover. He also represents RACQ Insurance in CTP claims and manages the firm’s CTP practice.
Brady is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law and a member of the Queensland Law Society Specialist Accreditation Board.
He has represented both corporate and private clients in all areas of injury litigation, including claims involving work accidents, motor vehicle accidents, defective products, medical negligence, public liability and criminal compensation.
Before joining Cooper Grace Ward, Brady was a partner in the injury litigation division of another Brisbane legal firm for six years and was an Associate prior to this. He also worked in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in the late 1990s.
Brady’s focus is on resolving claims promptly and appropriately, which he achieves with balanced and pragmatic advice. With experience acting on behalf of both claimants and defendants, he brings an appreciation of the issues facing both parties to litigation.
Brady is also a volunteer solicitor for LawRight, providing advice to unrepresented litigants through the QCAT process.
In the recent decision of Bishop v Compass Group Remote Hospitality Services Pty Ltd [2024] QDC 14, the District Court found that, although the employer had breached its duty of care towards its employee, that breach had not caused the injured worker’s bilateral elbow condition.
In the recent District Court decision of Morris v Evolution Traffic Control Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 195, an employer and principal contractor were both found not liable for a trip and fall on a raised section of bitumen at a traffic site.
Doyles Guide has today released their 2023 rankings for lawyers and firms practising within the areas of workplace injury, accident and WorkCover (defendant) matters in the Queensland legal market.
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