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David Halhead

David is a dual-admitted Victorian and UK lawyer with over 20 years of experience in Plaintiff personal injury litigation.

In his role as an Senior Associate Solicitor, David manages a caseload comprising a wide variety of Public Liability, TAC and WorkCover matters.

Having represented injured people in the UK over many years, including claims for the catastrophically injured, and young people with acquired brain injuries, and after moving to Melbourne in 2016, David is delighted to continue to practice Plaintiff personal injury law and help injured people in Victoria obtain the compensation they deserve.

David possesses excellent communication skills, has empathy with his clients and has a wealth of experience dealing with clients who have been seriously injured. David is committed to achieving best outcomes for all of his clients and delivering a first class service along the way.

Legal Career History

2022 – Present
Henry Carus + Associates
Senior Associate (Melbourne)

2018 – 2022
Henry Carus + Associates
Associate (Melbourne)

2017 – 2018
Henry Carus + Associates
Senior Paralegal (Melbourne)

2012 – 2016
BGR Bloomer Personal Injury Specialists
Senior Associate (UK)

2008 – 2012
BGR Bloomer Personal Injury Specialists
Associate (UK)

2005 – 2018
BGR Bloomer Personal Injury Specialists
Assistant Solicitor (UK)

2002 – 2005
Brian Camp & Co Solicitors
Assistant Solicitor (UK)

2000 – 2002
Brian Camp & Co Solicitors
Trainee Solicitor (UK)

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Success Stories

Mary Coburn and her husband were well and truly retired and enjoying their retirement years. One day they decided to travel on their local tram. After getting onto the tram with her husband, Mary stepped across the tram to touch on with her MYKI card. As she did so the tram accelerated rapidly, causing Mary to fall and injure her wrist. The incident and the driving of the tram driver...

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Our client was a witness to the Bourke Street Massacre back in January 2017. On the day of the incident, he was leaving his work building to grab some lunch and as he was walking down the street, he heard noises getting louder and louder. He then saw a lady and a child get hit by a car, witnessing them fly into the air and landing on the ground. He...

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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...

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Sharon came to our office after suffering an extensive back injury at work. Her matter was complicated by a prior WorkCover incident, some 8 years before, and the nature of her work environment at the time that her accident had occurred. Once we had an opportunity to review all of Sharon’s history, including her recent injury, we advised her that she should submit two separate WorkCover claims seeking compensation –...

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Tanya suffered a serious injury to her knee when a fellow student tackled her from behind without warning during a self-defence class at school. Tanya was young at the time, and it was hoped her injury would pass but it did not. She was left with knee problems that will plague her for the rest of her life. When her mother first consulted us she did not know what could...

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Chloe was on her way to work driving on the Westgate freeway. She was in the left-hand lane when the driver of a B-Double truck travelling in the next lane suddenly crossed into her lane and hit the right rear wheel of her car. She spun across the front of the truck and the truck continued to push her car sideways along the freeway until she spun again into another...

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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...

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Carolyn is a lovely person, who was in excellent health, enjoying her retirement years with her husband when hit as a pedestrian by a car. She made a relatively good recovery but was left with serious physical consequences that we could see warranted a TAC serious injury certificate and compensation. We were fortunate to achieve such for Carolyn without the need for any litigation. Carolyn now writes to us to...

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Cristina was the driver of the front car in a multi-vehicle pileup on a Melbourne freeway on her way to work Immediately after the accident, she noticed pain in her back, but she did not initially realise just how serious her injuries were Cristina’s injuries were complex and despite her pain and restrictions, her doctors struggled to give her a definitive diagnosis This was used against her, and it was...

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Stavros has been working as a mechanic for his entire life and worked hard to provide for his family. Whilst he was employed with his employer he sustained an injury to his shoulder which required operative procedures and extensive treatment. His health unfortunately deteriorated and due to his injury he was eventually forced to sell his home and draw money from his superannuation fund. He was in a difficult position...

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