Angus Dowling

Tania was travelling alone along the S. Gippsland Highway, stationary with her right indicator on, when she was hit at approximately 100 km per hour by a Nissan Patrol utility vehicle. She cannot recall the accident but was told she was air lifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where they treated her injuries including a traumatic brain injury. She was advised that she should learn to live with her injuries....

Huanxi was walking with her husband and carrying her grandson in the Box Hill Shopping Centre. She slipped on a food item on the floor and suffered a fracture to the knee that caused her significant disability. Her claim become complicated when, just before a mediation a year ago, she fell off a chair and suffered a fractured spine. The issue was whether the fall off the chair was connected...

Anna came to our office after a nasty fall at a Supermarket. She fell on some fatty substance on the floor and the claim centred on a failure to properly clean and maintain the floor safety at the store. We advised Anna that she had a good claim, and though met with considerable resistance by the insurance company for the supermarket, we were in the end able to achieve an...

In 2005, Hope was involved in a car accident. Aged 17 years at the time, she was travelling as a passenger in a vehicle which collided with a light pole in rural Victoria. As a result of the accident, Hope suffered serious injuries and spent considerable time recovering from those injuries. At the time of the accident, Hope had just commenced studying and was looking forward to enjoying an exciting...

Our client Ahmad was recommended to our firm by another client after suffering long-term injuries due to the collapse of a second-storey decking. Tragically, the incident resulted in the death of two colleagues. As one would expect, Ahmad suffered the psychological effects of the incident for years to come. Our firm had the pleasure of assisting Ahmed and delivering a successful result for him. This is what he had to...

Prior to his transport accident Alan worked on a part time basis at two different positions. One as a school sports teacher and the other on an administrative basis in a family business. Alan was involved in sports his whole life to the point where he also had some professional experience. Suffice to say he loved his work and was still regularly involved in various sporting activities with his peers....

Our client Rudra worked as a nurse and in the course of his employment he would transfer patients. During one such occurrence, Rudra was moving a patient from bed to chair when the patient became physically violent, causing injury to our clients back and causing a subsequent leg injury. Rudra’s pain became increasingly worse resulting in 3 months bed ridden before requiring various surgeries including a laminectomy on his spine....

Tracy had just picked up her daughter from school when her car was struck from the side and she was pushed across three lanes onto the opposite side of the dual carriageway. She could not recall much of the accident except for an incredibly loud noise and being violently shook before coming to an abrupt stop on the wrong side of the road. Both Tracy and her daughter were injured...

John had just found a job as a curtains and blinds installer. He loved it and he was doing a great job. However he was not provided with just after a few weeks, he had an unfortunate accident. That day, he was at a customer’s house, installing some blinds upstairs. He then went down a set of narrow stairs, carrying his work ladder in front of him. His work ladder...

Leika is a retired lady who was unfortunately involved in an accident last year whilst traveling on her local tram. Unaware of her legal rights, Leika approached our firm for advice on whether she had any entitlements to compensation. We investigated the accident circumstances and obtained witness statements who were present on the tram. It became apparent that there was an unidentified vehicle involved in the accident. The unidentified vehicle...