Ana Keres

Jin Chuan Deng is a 83 year old man who was enjoying his retirement life with his wife. On the evening of his accident, he had been playing some Mah-Jong at his neighbour’s house. On his way home, he was crossing a small road. He was just a few steps away from the kerb when he was struck by a car. The driver did not even brake, stop, or render...

Christian initially called our offices from a hospital bed, as he was in desperate need of assistance after suffering severe injuries to his leg in a motorcycle accident. Our client had been riding his motorbike when another driver in a car turned directly into him, resulting in serious injuries to Christian’s leg. Prior to the accident, Christian was a very active person, who thrived on a lifestyle of attending and...

Olivia came to Henry Carus + Associates after suffering a serious injury to her back when the chair she was sitting on at a restaurant collapsed. Olivia’s life and her ability to continue running her business was severely impacted by the injury.

John came to our office after a very tragic accident. His son was killed while playing basketball at his neighbour’s home when the brick wall against which the basketball hoop was attached came down upon him. He was killed instantly, and sadly John watched it all happen. He suffered a psychiatric reaction to the event and asked us if he could receive compensation for his loss. We believed he could...

Our client Steph contacted us after suffering a nasty injury in the course of her employment as a disability worker at a school for specific purposes (SSP). Steph was wheeling a student a gurney who had recently undergone spinal surgery, when one of the wheels fell off, causing the gurney to tip over. Our client reacted quickly to catch the bed to protect the child from further injury. She was...

Nadia came to our office after a horrible experience at a hairdressing salon. She was an extremely genuine person whom we felt we could assist. We could not believe other law firms had turned her away. We acted for her and obtained her an excellent outcome in compensation. Nadia wrote to us afterwards to say –

Lei was injured in a motor vehicle accident when she was walking to pick her son up from school. Crossing on a green pedestrian light she was hit by a driver who failed to give way because she was distracted. The high speed impact caused a nasty injury to Lei’s neck. Following consultations with two different surgeons and attempts at conservative treatment Lei decided not to undergo major surgery to...

Jennifer was at a hospital to be with her ill mother, when ironically she herself had an accident. There was a pool of water on the hospital floor that Jennifer had not seen and she took a massive fall. Jennifer suffered from multiple injuries from the fall. We were able to have an early settlement conference before Christmas, and we assisted Jennifer with an advance of her settlement monies to...

Before her accident, Fiona was a happy and healthy person. On the day of the accident,  Fiona was completing her grocery shopping at her local supermarket. She was walking through the fruit and vegetable section when she slipped on a piece of spinach, causing her to fall and suffer injuries to her knee and her outstretched hand. Months after the accident took place, Fiona found that the injuries she suffered...

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...