Peta Gould

Shuling came to Australia on a tourist visa, to help her daughter and son-in-law to look after their child. On the day of incident, she was walking to pick up her grandchild from primary school. As a naturally cautious person, she always watched where she was stepping, so she looked down as she stepped off a kerb. When she looked up, a Labrador had appeared out of nowhere and jumped...

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...

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...

Joanne, a professional working in the law, chose our firm to represent her in her personal injury claim. Aware of the challenges that may arise from seeking a claim for her injury occurring on her way to work, she engaged our firm with knowledge of reputation of our commitment and ability to achieve an outcome in her circumstances. Her review speaks for itself.

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...

Marty chose Henry Carus + Associates on the recommendation of a family friend. He was seriously injured when out on his motorbike for a ride. Marty was a keen and very experienced motorbike rider and he was on his way down to Phillip Island with his partner Vicky to meet some friends. They were on the South Gippsland Highway when a car pulled out of a side road without seeing...

Ling came to us after experiencing a back injury. She believed the injury was caused from work conditions at a factory she worked at for a number of years. We investigated the matter, including obtaining her medical records. Sadly, the records did not support a claim for a work-related injury, and we so advised Ling. Ling was very appreciative of our efforts and had this to say:

Rodney suffered from a serious neck injury and psychological sequelae at work and had to undergo a three-level spinal fusion operation. Being unaware of his rights, he did not submit a workers compensation claim at the time.  Rodney sought our legal advice three years after his surgery, and we assisted him submit a workers compensation claim and a serious injury application. Despite his work cover claim not being accepted, we...

Victoria has worked in the aged care sector for approximately 15 years and thoroughly enjoyed helping the residence. She was employed as a personal care assistant and before her incident worked with division 2 nurses on her shifts. She had a good work ethic and enjoyed working at the aged care centre. Unfortunately, she was rostered with an employee (a male division 2 nurse) who has put her through some...

Gloria was a working professional at a big company. She was on her maternity leave at the time of her accident. One day, she was doing some shopping at a supermarket. After grabbing some milk and juice, she saw bags of grapes being displayed on a “Specials” table. She decided to get a bag of grapes as well. As she was approaching the “Specials” table, she slipped and fell hard...