Ajeeth Appuraj

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...

Our client, Katrina, came to us after a trip and fall accident on a footpath where the grout had eroded between a paver and a telecommunications pit lid. The accident occurred on a very busy street that Katrina and her friends were walking along on their way back to the car after seeing a theatre show. The toe of Katrina’s boot became stuck in the hole left by the missing...

Jianzhong was working as a warehouse worker when he injured his back. It was a significant injury, but Jianzhong tried to continue working but was eventually unable to work without considerable pain in his back. He remained hopeful he could be retrained, but as an older worker with almost no English skills, he slowly realized that he would not be able to work again. He asked us to help him, and...

Carol is a retired nurse who was on her way to a BBQ on a sunny weekend at a pier when she tripped on a raised pavement and suffered a heavy fall. As a result of the fall, Carol had a total hip replacement surgery. We pursued a claim against the local council. The claim was based on the action of tree roots lifting the pavement. We immediately attended at...

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.

John came to our office after a very tragic accident. His son was killed while playing basketball at his neighbour’s home when the brick wall against which the basketball hoop was attached came down upon him. He was killed instantly, and sadly John watched it all happen. He suffered a psychiatric reaction to the event and asked us if he could receive compensation for his loss. We believed he could...

Mary approached our firm in 2018 after being involved in a car accident caused by another driver running a red light. The crash took place at an intersection and Mary sadly sustained injuries to her spine and shoulder. During her time with us, we assisted her in obtaining statutory benefits from the TAC to support her recovery. With surgeries and treatment, she eventually made a full recovery. However, the TAC...

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...

Our client, Wendy, was attempting to disembark from a boat moored at a marina when she slipped and fell, causing her to suffer a nasty fracture to her ankle and further injury to her lower back. Like many people injured in accidents, Wendy had no idea about her legal rights after, and so she contacted our firm to see if there was any way we could possibly assist her with...

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...