Georgina Brozon

Leon and his wife came to us after they were both injured at a public event they attended one evening in Melbourne. At this event, many businesses had set up stands and areas to sell their food, drinks, and entertainment to the public. Leon and his wife had purchased a drink from one of these vendors when they were invited by an event marketing staff member to sit on a...

By way background, Anne and her partner (have four children under the age of 18) remained unemployed for over 10 years. They continue to receive income support of Centerlink.  Anne volunteers at the neighbourhood watch centre. On 17 August 2015, Anne and her partner went for a coffee with friends at the QPO restaurant. It was a rainy day.  As she was exiting the restaurant she slipped and tumbled down...

Before his accident, Mr Wang was enjoying his full-time employment as a professional welder, as well as an active life full of hobbies outside of work. On the day of his accident, while Mr Wang was doing his normal duty following the usual procedures, the rail he was welding suddenly slipped from the crane and fell. He tried to catch the rail and, in that process, injured his lower back....

Andrew was a qualified refrigeration maintenance worker who truly enjoyed his career. At the age of 63, he was hired to provide his skills on a worksite and set to work to fix an air conditioning unit located on the roof. The repair required him to ascend a very unsafe ladder with equipment. Andrew injured his back in the process and was unable to return to work. We helped Andrew...

It was a rainy day. Diana was walking into a shopping centre when she had a fall. There was an entrance mat but it was sitting in a pool of water due to the volume of people going in with a large amount of water on their clothing, umbrellas, trolleys and prams, that is falling on the ground at the entrance. Diana had stepped off the mat when she slipped...

June is a lovely 86 year old lady who unfortunately suffers from multiple myeloma. As part of her ongoing treatment, she visits a hospital regularly for chemotherapy. One day, she was walking along the hallway of the hospital, when she tripped on a raised brass carpet runner. She fell forward on her outstretched arm, injuring her shoulder as a result. In handling June’s public liability claim against the hospital, we...

Angela was 15 years old when she was injured in a car accident in May 2007. She was a passenger in a car driven by her mother. Her mother was seriously injured, and a lot of attention was given to her mother. Angela suffered an injury to her hip and everyone believed that she should come good, being such a young person. Over time her injury did not come good,...

Luis was injured in a transport accident while driving with his son and grandsons. A car travelling in the opposite direction entered his lane and collided head on, with most of the impact on the driver’s side. Luis was trapped for about 25 minutes before he was removed from the car and rushed to hospital. He suffered extensive injuries, including a head injury and fractures to both legs. He required...

Halina, aged 89, was walking on the footpath towards South Melbourne market when a car that was parked illegally in the middle of the side walk reversed onto her. The car hit Halina and she fell to the ground, the driver kept driving and completely run the back wheel over her left foot without stopping. The driver kept reversing with her under the car till the front wheel got stuck....

Gavin came to us in 2017 after a nasty fall in the street. He was walking along a footpath in a suburban shopping street. A store had previously been demolished leaving a vacant lot that abutted the footpath. The edge of the footpath had deteriorated over time. Although the Council repaired the area in 2015, the repair itself was poor and began to break down, so that Gavin tripped and...