Tools

When I asked my solicitor how loss of income is calculated the closest answer to explanation was "it is complicated". From what I learned later is that it is simple and straight forward. These tools are based on my experience.

While we put our best effort to ensure that calculation is correct we are not specialist in this area, so please have it checked by specialist before using calculators results in your matter.

Calculators (examples):

Income loss calculator : example , calculation
Interest calculator: Example , calculation
Claim calculator: see example in the section below
Legal fees calculator Example, calculation
Statement of Claim Calculator: see example in the section below

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Income loss calculator

Interest calculator

Claim calculator

Calculator. Examples:

Personal injury claim: 2015-03-30 road traffic injury, calculation.
NSW court case against Peter Livers, calculation

Forms and applications

Form 3B – Statement of Claim

is the NSW court form used when the person filing the claim is acting in person rather than being legally represented.

The official PDF can be downloaded here:

Form 3B – Statement of Claim (official PDF)

Personal Injury Commission – Pathway Portal

Motor accident disputes before the Personal Injury Commission (PIC) are generally lodged through the Commission's online Pathway Portal. The portal is used to complete applications, upload supporting documents, communicate with the Commission and access information about the dispute.

Legal fees calculator

Legal fees calculator - estimates the legal fees that you can get back after completing your claim.

Any legal dispute may incur some costs. If you go to court or tribunal some legal fees often are covered by the party that loses. There is a strict regulation of maximum of reimbursed legal fees for personal injury claims. Unfortunately, Livers, my solicitor at that time, did not informed me at that time nor he submitted a request to compensate legal fees, so I got less than I was entitled to. To check what I got and what I could have got I created legal fees calculator.

Here is an example of use of legal fees calculator based on my case. There is a calculation of fees that I got and what I could have got if Livers, my solicitor, did his job.

The allowed maximums are based on Motor Accidents Compensation Regulation 2020.

Statement of claim calculator

Statement of Claim Form 3B calculator estimates the main amounts that may be included when preparing a NSW Statement of Claim.

The calculator is based on the official Form 3B – Statement of Claim. It is an estimate only and does not determine whether a claim will succeed or what amount a court will ultimately award.

How the calculator works

The calculator uses the amount of the claim, the type of claim and the filing party to estimate the court and applicable fees.

General civil claims up to $100,000 are generally dealt with in the Local Court.
General civil claims between $100,001 and $1,250,000 are generally dealt with in the District Court.
Motor accident and work injury claims may be dealt with in the District Court regardless of the amount claimed.
Claims above $1,250,000 may require consideration of the Supreme Court or a jurisdictional extension.

Field	What it means	How the calculator uses it	Information source
Amount of claim	The principal amount of damages being claimed, excluding interest, filing fees and service fees.	Used to calculate interest, select the likely court and calculate the total.	Official Form 3B
Claim type	Identifies whether the claim is a general civil claim, motor accident claim or work injury claim.	Helps determine the likely court jurisdiction.	District Court jurisdiction
Filing party	The person or organisation filing the claim, such as an individual or corporation.	Filing fees may be different for individuals and corporations.	District Court fees
Interest	Estimated pre-judgment interest calculated on the amount of the claim.	Uses the selected start date, end date and the NSW published interest rates. The result is an estimate only.	NSW interest rates and Civil Procedure Act 2005, section 100
Filing fees	The fee paid to the court when the claim is filed.	Calculated according to the likely court, claim type and filing party. Court fees may change each financial year.	District Court fees and Local Court fees
Service fees	The cost of serving the filed documents on the defendant.	May include Sheriff service per address and attempt, postal service or a private process server fee.	NSW Sheriff's Office fees
Solicitors fees	Estimated legal fees charged by a solicitor.	Entered manually because the amount depends on the costs agreement, work performed and any costs order.	Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005
Total	The estimated amount of the claim plus interest, filing fees, service fees and solicitors fees.	Adds the amounts shown in the calculator.	This is an estimate and should be checked before filing.

Filing fees are paid to the court to lodge the claim. Service fees are paid to serve the court documents on the defendant. They are separate costs.