Isabel Maketa

David contacted us from his hospital bed, after suffering a significant injury to his hip. We met with David there, as he was unable to walk, and required extensive rehabilitation. David told us that he had tripped and fallen on a tree rot, which he did not see, that was protruding from the footpath of an urban street as he was walking home from work. Later that day we went...

Our client Greg, a 62-year-old man, worked with an employer in steel fabrication for over 10 years. It was a high-pressure environment with very heavy and repetitive manual labour. Greg sustained injuries over the course of his employment, and he eventually had to cease working before he got to retirement age following an incident where he injured his shoulder and neck pulling a steel bar. Greg was struggling to get...

Judith came to Henry Carus for advice after a fall at work. Prior to the fall Judith worked with people with disabilities. On the day of her accident Judith had been on an outing with a client when they had a seizure and collapsed, landing on Judith and causing her injury. What made Judith’s claim different was that her injuries started out minor but developed over time to be very...

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...

Jennifer came to us after she had a fall outside of a hotel she visited regularly. Jennifer’s injury occurred as she was leaving the hotel via a pedestrian ramp. As a result of her injury Jennifer had to have surgery to her knee. After her injury Jennifer could not take care of her grandchildren or enjoy her retirement activities – both of which she had been doing prior to the...

Dee came to our office after suffering serious injuries in a tram accident. Dee is a senior who, sadly, was thrown across a tram when she was trying to get to her seat. The tram driver took off, as though driving a race car and not as a means of transport for our community. We achieved for her a serious injury certificate and compensation that was generous. What Dee remembers in that whole time is...

Our gracious client David sought our teams assistance after suffering a serious spinal injury at work in 2017. One of the biggest impacts David’s injury had on his life, aside from the time spent in surgery and rehabilitation thereafter, was losing his ability to work in his chosen profession, which he loved. Unfortunately, after lodging a workers compensation insurance claim, the Victorian WorkCover Authority sought to dispute David’s claim at...

Lorraine came to us after tripping on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport as she was boarding an airplane. She sustained a painful knee injury which caused her distress and pain. Unaware of her legal rights, Lorraine approached our firm regarding any entitlements to compensation. Accidents which occur in flight, boarding or disembarking from a plane are unusual claims. Such claims are governed by legislation and procedures many lawyers are not...

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...

Mark came to our office after suffering a serious back injury following a TAC related motor vehicle accident. In fact, he and his wife were injured in the accident. Mark is an incredible family man determined to get back to the level he was achieving before the accident, and although he did recover a lot, it was obvious his serious back injury would impact his family life, and his ability...