Benjamin Pretty

As a result of a workplace accident, Gagandeep suffered serious injuries to his foot. However, Serious Injury Certificates to bring common law claim for pain and suffering, and loss of earnings capacity were denied. Following Gagandeep’s instructions, we issued proceedings on his behalf. After we issued proceedings, the Serious Injury Certificates were granted for both pain and suffering, and loss of earnings capacity. We subsequently settled our client’s common law...

Donna stopped her vehicle to allow some ducks to finish crossing the road in front of her when she was rear ended by another vehicle. The force of the impact violently pushed her vehicle forward and Doona’s head and body struck the steering wheel and then jolted her backwards. As a result of the accident, she suffered multiple injuries. Initially, Doona sought legal advice from a Plaintiff firm closer to...

Maryanne had just left home for to go for an exercise walk after work. She was walking along the footpath when she suddenly tripped and fell forward over a cracked and uneven paver, next to a driveway cutout. Maryanne was caught completely off guard, fell forward and landed awkwardly on her left arm and hit her head. She was left with a scar on her forehead and suffered a nasty...

Mitchell was the sole director of his own company when he suffered a serious back injury at work. Although a very difficult WorkCover claim given his director status, we worked with him to get a great resolution.

Erika had a fall whilst in hospital. After a significant period of rehab, due to the injuries from the fall, she sought legal advice from another legal firm about bringing a claim against the hospital. Initially she was told the law firm would assist her, but then they advised they did not think she could prove her claim. Erika could not understand this advice and came to us for a...

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...

Originally from Shanghai, Yi had just arrived in Australia for a couple of months to settle down. He had secured a well-paying job, he was about to get married, and he was excited about life. His Saturday night ritual was playing board games at a friend’s house. On the night of the accident, he had left his friend’s house, and was walking towards the tram stop. He was hit by...

Jan came to our office at the end of 2015, seeking some advice. She had been involved in a public liability accident some 3 years before. She was walking to a corner of a street to wait for her husband to pick her up to go home. The area she was in was a commercial area with no clearly defined footpaths. So, Jan walked on a grassed area alongside the...

Stephanie was driving along Cape Otway Road when she slowed down to make a turn right into her farm entrance, she had her indicators on to signal her move. As she was crossing over to the other side of the road another vehicle, attempted to overtake and collided into the offside part of the Stephanie’s vehicle. Her vehicle was written off. She suffered multiple injuries that required several surgeries. The...

Matt was injured while riding his bicycle, and a car failed to give way. Matt did not consult lawyers immediately but received treatment and tried to get back to his pre-injury life, in particular his many sporting activities. After years of rehab and setbacks he realised his injuries were serious and he had to give up some of the activities he loved. Matt came to us 5 years after his...