Benjamin Pretty

Khan is a young man in his 30s, who works as a carer. This job requires lots of heavy lifting and use of his body, and unfortunately Khan suffered a nasty back injury at work whilst lifting someone into a car. We were pleased assist Khan in achieving compensation for his pain and suffering, and loss of earnings and earning capacity. This is what Khan had to say about our...

Tom came to our firm following a transport accident and subsequent fall at his home two weeks later. From the start, we knew we would have to work hard to link the initial accident, where Tom sustained minor head injuries, and then the dizzy spell that led to him falling at home and fracturing his hip and spine. We also knew were we up against the clock as Tom, though...

Greg was a lovely gentleman whose primary mode of transport was his scooter. Sadly, in 2013 Greg was seriously injured in an accident when he was struck by a car who failed to give way at an intersection while riding his scooter. Greg suffered serious injuries to various parts of his body, which significantly impacted upon his life. We assisted Greg through the TAC claim process and achieved a fantastic...

Mitchell was the sole director of his own company when he suffered a serious back injury at work. Although a very difficult WorkCover claim given his director status, we worked with him to get a great resolution.

Adriana is very close to her mother. Her mother has a number of age-related health issues and is effectively chair-bound. Adriana visits her daily to help out. One evening, during one of her visits, Adriana walked her mother’s dog around the neighbourhood. The area is residential with Council trees planted along the nature strip adjacent to the footpath. Suddenly, the front of her foot caught a raised section of the footpath,...

Sharon came to our office after suffering an extensive back injury at work. Her matter was complicated by a prior WorkCover incident, some 8 years before, and the nature of her work environment at the time that her accident had occurred. Once we had an opportunity to review all of Sharon’s history, including her recent injury, we advised her that she should submit two separate WorkCover claims seeking compensation –...

Before his accident, Paul had a good retirement life. On the day of his accident, he went to a sports bar as he waited for his wife to finish her shopping. He was walking in through the entrance when he slipped over and injured his hip. He turned the mat over, and found there was dirty water underneath. The water had seeped out from the mat onto the tiled floor,...

Ben expressed his gratitude for all of the help Henry Carus + Associates provided him to navigate his work injury claim. We were very happy to see a positive outcome after his unfortunate accident.

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...

Edwin is a young man who was unfortunately involved in a terrible transport accident when he was only 19 years old. He sustained serious injuries, including a traumatic brain injury which required him to remain in hospital and attend rehabilitation for over 6 months. We assisted Edwin through the TAC claim process and issued legal proceedings on his behalf seeking compensation. After taking necessary steps to prepare his claim for...