Michael Constable

Mary came to see us after suffering an injury at the residential aged care facility where she resides. She slipped and fell on a puddle of water in the carpark, suffering a significant injury to her right knee, requiring an operation. Mary was previously very fit and active for her age, and her quality of life greatly suffered after the fall. Our investigations revealed that there had been an issue...

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...

Mick and Anne Hiom reside in the UK and whilst on a motorcycle holiday in Australia, riding from Sydney to Perth were involved in a serious collision on the Great Ocean Road. A truck turned right immediately in front of them causing them to T Bone the vehicle. The driver was subsequently prosecuted for dangerous driving and had apparently not seen them as he had been on the phone. Mick...

Alyssha is a young lady who shared a great passion for horse riding. Unfortunately she was involved in a transport accident where she was struck by a negligent driver. Although the TAC accepted her claim at first instance, they eventually stopped funding treatment for her lower back injury. We disputed the decision and were successful at a VCAT hearing. Although her injuries did not rate high enough to receive an...

Whilst engaging in a favorite past time, a long bike ride, DP was injured. The accident happened when the driver of a motor vehicle opened his door causing DP to collide with the door and suffer a number of serious injuries. Some of these injuries were immediately evident, but others that proved very serious only developed with time. DP made a claim with the TAC and received the normal medical...

Craig engaged the services of our firm after he suffered a serious back injury from years of physical work and heavy lifting. Unfortunately, Craig’s claim was initially rejected, and he wasn’t able to access his no-fault entitlements under the Workers’ Compensation Scheme. We were able to assist Craig in getting his claim accepted, which enabled access to the treatment that he needed and weekly payments to help alleviate financial strain....

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...

Key was involved in a horrible crash where his vehicle was hit by a truck that had run a red light. He suffered multiple injuries but was able to return to work as a self-employed chef of a family take away food business. He had ongoing pain and limitation of movement and struggled to just complete his work duties, unable to have any enjoyable life outside of work. He consulted...

Arty is a lovely woman who works hard and is the main breadwinner of her family. One night, she was attending a concert with her husband and a group of friends. What was supposed to be a fun night out, unfortunately turned into an accident. Arty slipped and fell at the concert. As a result, she sustained serious injury to her knee. We formed the view that the owner of...

Maria sought our assistance after suffering a nasty shoulder injury when she fell in the carpark of a major Melbourne Shopping Centre. Our Henry Carus visited her at her home and was told of how she tripped and fell over a concealed rise in the carpark as she was walking back to her car. Mr. Carus then immediately went to the accident site and on inspection, it was clear how...