David Halhead

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...

Isabel was the very unfortunate victim of a 2 car accident, as a passenger of a workmate’s vehicle. She suffered extensive injuries and was granted a serious injury certificate. Isabel had worked as a hairdresser, both in her home country, and in the few years since her migration to Australia. Unfortunately, her serious injuries prevented her return to work. We were able to achieve an excellent outcome for Isabel and...

Phyliss came to our firm having being hit by a van reversing in a parking space. She was 84 years old at the time and very active in general, and able to care for her older husband and semi-incapacitated older son. She was truly enjoying her senior years. All that changed with a serious hip injury and for which she received from the TAC a serious injury certificate. We were...

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...

Edwin is a young man who was unfortunately involved in a terrible transport accident when he was only 19 years old. He sustained serious injuries, including a traumatic brain injury which required him to remain in hospital and attend rehabilitation for over 6 months. We assisted Edwin through the TAC claim process and issued legal proceedings on his behalf seeking compensation. After taking necessary steps to prepare his claim for...

Our client came to us in November of 2021 after suffering an injury at her place of work. Ms Lee was employed in a customer service position at the local grocery store. However, due to the qualified butcher having finished for the day, our client was pressured into a situation to perform a butcher’s task for a customer despite our client having not received education or training in this profession....

Our client Heidi was involved in a scary transport accident when she was struck from behind at high speed and pushed into the car in front of her. She managed to get her car onto the median of the highway but was then left stuck there for hours waiting for first responders and a tow truck. This combination of factors triggered Heidi’s PTSD, which she had a history of but...

Vera came to our office distressed, not as someone who had been injured, but as someone who needed defending from a personal injury claim. She had been sued by her godgranddaughter who suffered injury at her apartment. On the day of the incident, Vera’s godgranddaughter visited Vera’s apartment. Her mother had brought her there, along with her brother. The two children were playing in Vera’s courtyard, while their mother was...

Nora was employed as an Office Commercial Cleaner who suffered injuries to her shoulder and back in the course of her employment. She underwent right shoulder surgery but had limited benefit and could not see any hope of improvement with further surgery. In the end she was left with a total inability to return to employment. She came to us for advice noting she only really speaks Spanish. Fortunately, we...

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....