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21 October 2026
Authored by: William Head
October is National Safe Work Month. Each week, Cooper Grace Ward's workplace relations and safety team will ask you to think about the safety systems and practices in your business. ...

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Podcast: Inside the Claim with CGW – Pitfalls and pleadings

In this episode, special counsel Damien Jarrett is joined by senior associate Kim Villis to discuss the Court of Appeal case Cootharinga North Queensland v Wolfs. Damien and Kim explore the importance of pleadings in workers’ compensation claims, focusing on how the risk of injury must be clearly identified in the statement of claim.

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