The Motor Vehicle Accident (WA) matter type provides the necessary contacts and layouts to manage a motor vehicle accident claim.
You can select whether you act for the Claimant, Defendant or Third Party Insurer:
Common Contact Cards and Layouts
The following Contact Cards and Layouts appear by default on a Motor Vehicle Accident (WA) matter:
- Claimant
- Defendant with its Solicitor
- Third Party Insurer with its Solicitor and Details
- Accident Details
Enter date, time and place of accident, statute of limitations date, injury details, details of the vehicles, etc. - Hospital
- Doctor with its Details
- Employer with its Employment Details
Uncommon Contact Cards and Layouts
Uncommon contact cards are also available for selection on a matter-by-matter basis:
- Deceased
- Court Details
- Contact Person with its Details
- Witness
- MedicoLegal with its Details
- Educational Institution
- Australian Taxation Office
- Centrelink
- Medicare
- Barrister
- Mediator
- Subpoenaed Party
Learn how to select uncommon contacts from within the matter.
If you don’t see a contact card needed for this matter type, you can submit a request for it to be added to Smokeball.
Precedent Library
The Motor Vehicle Accident (WA) matter provides access to the Personal Injury (WA) Precedent Profile. This pre-set Precedent Library folder contains non-legally drafted precedents for everyday use, together with shortcuts to commonly used documents found under Court & Authority forms:
Precedent Spotlight
Smokeball provides automated:
- Civil Procedure Forms obtained from the District Court of WA website
- Insurance Commission of WA Forms obtained from the Insurance Commission of Western Australia website
- WorkCover WA Forms obtained from the WorkCover WA website
Recent Updates
The Western Australia Motor Vehicle Accident Matter Type was recently converted from Non-Localised Matter Type to Western Australia Localised Matter Type. Please see our What to expect when Smokeball localises a Matter Type to see how these changes may apply to you.