Inside LEAP Personal Injury: Introducing Chronology, industry events and latest resources

Welcome back to the latest from LEAP Personal Injury. The headline this edition is Chronology: it builds a chronology from the medical material on your matter and links every entry back to the exact page and paragraph it came from, so checking a date no longer means re-reading the brief.

We’ve continued to build on the tools, resources and practical support available to personal injury practitioners, with a strong focus on making day-to-day work simpler, clearer and more efficient. Alongside ongoing product development, we’ve also been engaging with the wider profession and sharing practical updates on the issues shaping personal injury practice.

There’s plenty happening in this space. We’ve been out with the profession at ALPMA, we’re Cairns-bound next month, and the team has published four new articles and a new set of AI Prompts.

Introducing Chronology: medical chronologies linked to the source

Chronology brings a new level of intelligence and efficiency to chronology preparation. Purpose-built with personal injury practice in mind, it helps practitioners move through extensive medical material with greater speed, clarity and confidence.

Rather than simply generating a timeline, Chronology is designed to surface the detail that matters. Each entry is linked directly to the exact page and paragraph of its source material, giving practitioners a clear line back to the underlying evidence and making verification far easier across lengthy records.

The application also gives practitioners meaningful control over the final result. Entries can be reviewed, refined and accepted, with approved work preserved across future generations to reduce duplication and support consistency across the matter team.

With MatterAI Chat built into the experience, practitioners can interact with the chronology more dynamically, while flexible document selection and export to Word or PDF make it easier to fit Chronology into existing workflows.

The result is a smarter, more practical way to work with medical evidence — designed to save time without sacrificing oversight. See Chronology in action in the demonstration below:

Chronology is available to LEAP clients through the LEAP Marketplace at no additional cost.

Out and about: Connecting with the personal injury community

The team was at the 2026 ALPMA Summit + ALTACON, held from 9 to 11 September at the Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre in Victoria, where LEAP was a Principal Partner.

On the stand, the focus was Compensate, which automates damages calculations and the preparation of a Schedule of Damages, and Chronology.

Aaron Sahin, Head of LEAP Personal Injury, also presented “Valuing the worth of every matter; toolkits for personal injury lawyers”, highlighting the team's current suite of products and how they can assist practitioners throughout the lifecycle of a matter. The Summit was a valuable opportunity to connect with the profession, demonstrate our newest solutions and hear directly about the priorities shaping legal practice.

Next up, the team will be attending the Australian Lawyers Alliance National Conference 2026, taking place from 21–23 October 2026 in Cairns, Queensland. If you are going, the stand is where to get a straight answer on Chronology, Compensate or anything else in the Personal Injury range, from the specialist solicitors and product leaders who work on them.

Registrations and further conference details are available through the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) National Conference 2026 event page.

Recent case law and NSW reform updates

We’ve also released a series of articles examining recent case law and legislative developments relevant to personal injury practitioners.

Exemplary damages against the state: the Austral v NT reset

What the High Court’s decision in Austral v Northern Territory; Binsaris v Northern Territory; O’Shea v Northern Territory; Webster v Northern Territory [2026] HCA 20 changes for exemplary damages, direct liability and intentional tort claims against the State.

Back, not spine: Why the 5% uplift excludes the cervical spine

A practical look at the 5% permanent impairment uplift under s 66(2A) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), including why it applies to the thoracic and lumbar spine but excludes the cervical spine, and the potential trap this creates for practitioners.

NSW psychological injury reforms: What changed on 1 July 2026

The key changes to NSW psychological injury claims from 1 July 2026, including the new claims gateway, changes to the reasonable management action defence, weekly payment limits, impairment thresholds and the expanded role of the Industrial Relations Commission.

The federal avenue NSW’s psychological injury reforms haven’t touched

Building on the reforms, this article revisits Leggett v Hawkesbury Race Club Ltd (No 4) [2022] FCA 622 and considers the potential significance of federal workplace claims where workers may no longer meet the thresholds for damages under the NSW workers compensation scheme.

New AI prompts for personal injury matters

We’ve introduced a new set of AI prompts to help streamline drafting and give practitioners a faster starting point across personal injury matters.

The prompts can be found in Forms & Precedents within the relevant matter type or by searching via the form codes as seen below.

Want to explore the full range of LEAP Personal Injury prompts? View the LEAP Personal Injury Prompt Library for the complete list of available prompts and shortcuts.

Stay connected with LEAP Personal Injury

From new product developments to practical resources and industry insights, we’re continuing to build on the ways LEAP supports personal injury practitioners in their day-to-day work.

Keep an eye out for more updates from the LEAP Personal Injury team as we continue to develop new tools, share practical guidance and connect with the profession.

To learn more about our products or upcoming LEAP Personal Injury events, contact the LEAP Personal Injury team at leap.personalinjury@leap.com.au.

Frequently asked questions

1. What is LEAP Chronology?

Chronology is a LEAP app that builds a dated chronology from the documents on a matter, with every entry linked to the page and paragraph of the source document. It was built for personal injury practice, where the medical brief is usually the bulk of the file.

2. Can I check a chronology entry against the source document?

Yes. Every entry links to the exact page and paragraph of the document it came from, so a line can be verified without searching the brief.

3. Can a LEAP chronology be exported to Word or PDF?

Yes. A chronology can be exported to Word or PDF, so it can be filed, sent to counsel or attached to a brief.

4. Does the chronology have to be redone when new documents arrive?

No. Entries that have been reviewed and approved carry over when the chronology is regenerated, so new material is added without the earlier work being repeated. [Product team to confirm before publishing.]

5. Where do I find the LEAP Personal Injury AI Prompts?

The AI Prompts sit in Forms & Precedents within the relevant Personal Injury matter type, and can also be found by searching the form code. The full list is in the LEAP Personal Injury Prompt Library.