Amy Yang

Mick and Anne Hiom reside in the UK and whilst on a motorcycle holiday in Australia, riding from Sydney to Perth, were involved in a serious collision on the Great Ocean Road. A truck turned right immediately in front of them causing them to T-Bone the vehicle. The driver was subsequently prosecuted for dangerous driving and had apparently not seen them as he had been on the phone. Mick was...

Prior to his transport accident, Khoder was on his way to setting up his own painting business. Unfortunately during the preparation stages of this business he was involved in a head on collision when another driver crossed into his lane. He sustained multiple injuries to his spine, shoulder and right hand. After a some time had passed and he realised that it is unlikely he will return to his pre-injury...

Danny was visiting his son in Australia when he had an unfortunate accident at a hardware store. Danny and his son visited the hardware store to purchase some timber. The staff members were loading timber onto their trailer top. One of the staff members without giving any warning and gestures, pushed a piece of timber onto the trailer and towards Danny’s head. To avoid being hit by timber, Danny stepped...

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...

Victor was a career butcher who loved his work. He had spent decades in the industry and eventually was promoted to being a Meat Manager at a busy supermarket. The department he was managing was very successful and so the amount of meat being delivered increased steadily over time. Unfortunately, Victor’s work space was not expanded to match the growing amount of stock which meant that he often had to...

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...

Jill came to see us after suffering a nasty slip and fall injury whilst on holiday with her partner. The accident occurred at a coastal town in Victoria where Jill, an avid sailor, had decided to take a walk along the jetty to view the boats. Unbeknownst to Jill, the surface of the jetty had several smooth metal strips that became extremely slippery when wet. On this day, it had...

Victoria came to us after years with another firm. Her WorkCover compensation claim was going nowhere, and she was told that she would not be able to obtain a serious injury certificate. Within a short period of time, we obtained a certificate for Victoria and settled her common law claim.

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...

Judith came to Henry Carus for advice after a fall at work. Prior to the fall Judith worked with people with disabilities. On the day of her accident Judith had been on an outing with a client when they had a seizure and collapsed, landing on Judith and causing her injury. What made Judith’s claim different was that her injuries started out minor but developed over time to be very...