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Phoebe Wan

Phoebe has been a part of the Henry Carus + Associates team since 2011. Having come to Australia in 2007 from Hangzhou, China after completing her Bachelor of Arts, Phoebe reignited her studies in her new home, completing a Masters of Translation and Interpreting at Macquarie University in Sydney.

This multilingual individual went on to work as a professional Freelance Interpreter / Translator for the major language providers in Melbourne and is certified as a Professional Translator and Professional Interpreter across English and Mandarin by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators & Interpreters (NAATI).

It was in this line of work that Phoebe and Henry met. While undertaking professional interpreting duties in courts, tribunals and through mediation, as well as medical setting such as clinics, hospitals, and medical boards, Phoebe met Henry during a WorkCover trial at the County Court.  

Now a Member of the Institute of Legal Executives (VIC) – Associate, Phoebe has been working with senior Solicitors, Associates and Practice Group Leader in various areas of Personal Injury Law including TAC, WorkCover, Public Liability and Medical Negligence at Henry Carus + Associates since September 2011. 

Outside of the office, you can find Phoebe participating in a range of extracurricular activities. Her greatest passions revolve around sport, especially soccer, yoga and Pilates (10 years advance practitioner). She was the Students Union President when studying her bachelor’s degree and held an internship as a Sport Journalist at a major newspaper and an English magazine in Hangzhou China during the 2004 Athens Olympic. Phoebe also plays two instruments – the accordion and the piano – and was once an accordion music band member in Melbourne for 4 years!

With professional aspirations that are motivated by the turn of phrase ‘don’t curse the darkness, light up a candle’, Phoebe always looks to find the positives in her very full life and is a bright light in our team.

Legal Career History

September 2011 – Present

Henry Carus + Associates 

Legal Assistant, Certified Interpreter / Translator

May 2009 – September 2011

Freelance Interpreter / Translator for Oncall and Language Loop

Professional Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of English Language and Literature, Hangzhou Normal University
  • Masters of Translation and Interpreting, Macquarie University, Sydney
  • Advance Diploma of Interpreting – National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)
    • NAATI Certified translator (English -> Chinese)
    • Certified Interpreter (English <-> Mandarin)
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Success Stories

Rosie came to us with a very difficult Workcover claim. After taking the time to hear her story and review her case notes, we came to the conclusion that we unfortunately could not succeed with it and that it was not worth her time and emotional effort.

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Paul was out driving with his wife one day when he was suddenly rear-ended by another car at a roundabout. The extent of his injuries was not immediately obvious but over time he eventually needed multiple surgeries to his neck and shoulder. Paul had already had a bit of a rough go, having been injured years before and gone through a separate claims process. At the time of the accident...

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Mary is a lovely and active lady who loves to walk her dogs with her husband. One morning like any other, they went for a walk together. As they walked past their neighbours’ property on the way back home, suddenly the front of Mary’s shoe caught something. The next thing she knew, she fell heavily on the ground. After the fall, she realised that a steel mesh protruding from the...

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Our client Ricky was injured in a transport accident in NSW in 2017. He was working as a truck driver at the time. There was an oncoming car and the driver fell asleep and hit his truck head-on. As Ricky recalls, “it blew the truck to pieces”. Rickey hit his head hard inside the cabin which slid and caught fire. He got out of the cabin by smashing through the...

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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...

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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....

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Nicholas had a passion for restoring old vintage cars - a past time he had enjoyed with his brother since his younger days. It was therefore not surprising that a large part of his working career included employment as a truck driver. He particularly loved working on cars from the pre-war era, such as an old 1929 Chevrolet he and his brother had purchased from a friend. Unfortunately for Nicholas,...

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Sharon came to us after suffering a work injury while employed as a nurse in a hospital.  Sharon was moving a patient on a trolley when another worker blocked her path. In an effort to avoid a collision, she seriously injured her wrist. The injury led to chronic pain and an inability to effectively use her hand. We obtained a serious injury certificate for her, but WorkSafe Victoria took the...

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In 2008, Mia came to us after being injured in the course of her employment from lifting a truck bull bar to fill a radiator with water. Following unsuccessful attempts to receive legal assistance from three other firms, who advised her that she had no claim, Mia didn’t give up despite the many struggles this accident inflicted on her life. Fortunately, through our team’s commitment to Mia and persistence in...

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Danny fell through a hole in a concrete roof at his work and sustained a serious injury from the fall. He required surgery to his arm and had ongoing problems with day to day and work activities. After the accident in 2006 he attempted to handle his claim with WorkCover himself but, found the WorkCover insurer unwilling to approve the additional medical treatment that he needed. He came to Henry...

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