Injury & Compensation
Public liability lawyers act for people injured in shops, public places and on other people's property.
Claims arise from slips and falls, unsafe premises, and injuries at events or on council land. You generally need to show the occupier failed to take reasonable care. Evidence such as photos, witnesses and incident reports is important.
People injured in shops, on footpaths or at events may be entitled to compensation, but evidence disappears quickly.
Public liability claims are brought in negligence under each state's civil liability legislation, which sets thresholds for damages and defences such as obvious risk. Claims against councils have particular rules.
Public Liability firms in the directory
361 firms
Abbotsford, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Bruce Caldwell & Associates provides legal services in Abbotsford, NSW. Listed practice areas include Public Liability, Business & Commercial Law and Workers Compensation.
Aspley, QLD · Brisbane North & Moreton Bay
Charter Mercantile Agency provides legal services in Aspley, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Class Actions.
Punchbowl, NSW · Southern Sydney
Chidiac Legal provides legal services in Punchbowl, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Personal Injury.
Townsville, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
CMC Lawyers provides legal services in Townsville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Medical Negligence.
Miami, QLD · Gold Coast
Colin Patino and Company Personal Injury Lawyers provides legal services in Miami, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Partner & Family Visas and Workers Compensation.
Edgeworth, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Ellis Lake Lawyers provides legal services in Edgeworth, NSW. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, Wills & Estates and Personal Injury.
Coffs Harbour, NSW · Mid North Coast
Ellis Lake Lawyers provides legal services in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Personal Injury and Property & Conveyancing.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Garling and Co provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, Personal Injury and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
Georgia Flynn Solicitor provides legal services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Medical Negligence.
Warrnambool, VIC · Western District & Wimmera
Gordon Legal Warrnambool provides legal services in Warrnambool, VIC. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.
Auburn, NSW · Western Sydney
Grace Fung & Associates Solicitors provides legal services in Auburn, NSW. Listed practice areas include International Family Law & Hague Abduction, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Moorabbin, VIC · South East Melbourne
Henry Carus & Associates TAC & Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Moorabbin, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Medical Negligence and Business & Commercial Law.
Brookvale, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Brookvale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Orange, NSW · Central West & Orana
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Orange, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Workers Compensation.
Nirimba Fields, NSW · Western Sydney
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Nirimba Fields, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Nowra, NSW · South Coast
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Nowra, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Workers Compensation.
Smeaton Grange, NSW · Western Sydney
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Smeaton Grange, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Tweed Heads, NSW · Northern Rivers
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Tweed Heads, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Workers Compensation.
Penrith, NSW · Western Sydney
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Penrith, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Workers Compensation.
Wodonga, NSW · Hume & North East
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Wodonga, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Barton, ACT · Canberra
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Barton, ACT. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Botany, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Botany, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Alexandria, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Alexandria, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
North Strathfield, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Law Advice Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in North Strathfield, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Understand the next step
Explain where the incident happened, who may control the premises and what was reported at the time. A lawyer will need to assess the facts and evidence rather than infer responsibility from the fact of an injury.
Ask about the cost and practicality of investigating responsibility before committing to a full claim.
Provide a chronology, relevant locations and employer or insurer details, together with forms and decisions already received.
Discuss medical, employment, incident and expense records. Ask who will obtain reports and how access, privacy and expert costs will be managed.
Have any offer, assessment or release explained before agreeing. Clarify what a resolution would cover and whether related claims need separate advice.
Ask for the written meaning of no win, no fee, including expenses, any uplift and possible other costs. The phrase alone is not enough to compare arrangements.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Ask early about notice, claim and review limits in the relevant scheme. Keep the incident date and every insurer decision available for assessment.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Report it, photograph the hazard, get witness details and see a doctor. Keep receipts for expenses.
You pay the lawyer's professional fees only if the claim succeeds. You may still be responsible for costs such as medical reports, and in some cases the other side's costs, so ask for a written costs agreement.
Simple claims can settle within months. Claims involving serious injuries usually wait until your condition has stabilised so the full impact can be assessed, which can take a year or more.