Struan Jansen

This is one special story at Henry Carus + Associates. Lily had a slip and fall on a floor at a dance class. Her claim to us was that the floor was just too slippery and she had suffered a significant injury to her wrist. The dance company involved had leased the premises. After the accident, the dance company moved to a new premises. Our Henry Carus and Eliza Tan...

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...

8 years ago, we met Jodyne, a bank teller with one of the Big 4 who had suffered significant back injuries due to an unsafe work set up. Repetitive bending, twisting and extensive over-time lead to Jodyne requiring various medical & support procedures. She was experiencing ongoing pain, discomfort, and difficulty sleeping, ultimately resulting in Jodyne having to leave her job. Our team were able to assist Jodyne in her...

Pantelis suffered injury to his upper body in the course of his employment whilst performing repetitive work. He reported the injury to his employer. Instead advising him to lodge a workers compensation claim, his employer referred him to the onsite physiotherapist. The treatment did not assist him. When the injury worsened his employer terminated his employment. After the termination Pantelis, lodged a workers compensation claim, and that claim was rejected...

Our gracious client Iwona was delightful to work with. Iwona worked as a PCA with the Council since 1998.  In 2015, her claim was denied on the basis that the injury Iwona suffered was a result of a combination of factors, including constitutional age-related degeneration, however, the medical panel members concluded the contrary.  Iwona was an extraordinary PCA, and she was passionate about caring for the elderly.  One of the...

If you are subscribed to our newsletters, you will recall our January newsletter about our remarkable client Joan, who celebrated her 100th birthday. Joan came to us after having a fall at a clinic for a post-operation check-up. At the time of the accident, she was 98 years old and was using a walking stick. For the examination, the doctor attending to her asked her to use two steps to...

Leika is a retired lady who was unfortunately involved in an accident last year whilst traveling on her local tram. Unaware of her legal rights, Leika approached our firm for advice on whether she had any entitlements to compensation. We investigated the accident circumstances and obtained witness statements who were present on the tram. It became apparent that there was an unidentified vehicle involved in the accident. The unidentified vehicle...

Lilia was reversing in a car park and unfortunately lost control of her car and backed into another car. Immediately after the accident she felt pain in her right shoulder. Lilia sought help from the Epworth Hospital as she was in a lot of pain and subsequently underwent surgery to help repair the damage to her shoulder. Lilia was referred to us by another client of the firms and we...

John was attending to a local shopping centre, and was entering through the main doors, which are your typical side opening large glass doors used these days.  Unknown to him was that right behind the glass doors was a mat, a truly worn out mat that had raised edges all over the place. John was looking into the centre and did not notice the raised edges until after he took...

Rosa is a lovely elderly woman who was enjoying her retirement life. A night of family birthday celebration at a commercial premises turned into an accident, when Rosa slipped on a set of steps at the premises. As a result of the accident, she fractured her pelvis and lumbar spine. Her condition worsened and deteriorated with pain. We pursued Rosa’s claim against the premises on the basis that the steps...