Benjamin Pretty

Arty is a lovely woman who works hard and is the main breadwinner of her family. One night, she was attending a concert with her husband and a group of friends. What was supposed to be a fun night out, unfortunately turned into an accident. Arty slipped and fell at the concert. As a result, she sustained serious injury to her knee. We formed the view that the owner of...

Jan came to our office at the end of 2015, seeking some advice. She had been involved in a public liability accident some 3 years before. She was walking to a corner of a street to wait for her husband to pick her up to go home. The area she was in was a commercial area with no clearly defined footpaths. So, Jan walked on a grassed area alongside the...

Halina, aged 89, was walking on the footpath towards South Melbourne market when a car that was parked illegally in the middle of the side walk reversed onto her. The car hit Halina and she fell to the ground, the driver kept driving and completely run the back wheel over her left foot without stopping. The driver kept reversing with her under the car till the front wheel got stuck....

Kathi was shopping at a local shopping centre. She had parked her car in the underground car park at the centre and was walking through the car park towards the entrance to the shops. She slipped on engine oil in one of the parking bays and fell,  landing heavily and badly injuring her shoulder. Kathi’s case needed detailed investigations to get to the bottom of who actually bore responsibility for...

On the day of her accident, Ursula was catching up with close friends at a café. After paying, she was the first to exit the café, when she missed two steps down at the exit and fell. We fought hard for Ursula’s claim and did a lot of investigations. We also got an expert report which was supportive of her claim. We were able to get her compensation without going...

Kate* is a lovely 58 years old retiree. Up until her accident, she was enjoying a more relaxed time in her life. All her children have grown up and lived away from home. She started to get into health & fitness. She was walking 8 km every day. One evening, Kate was taking a walk around her neighbourhood.  It was 9:30 at night, past sunset. The area is residential with...

By way background, Anne and her partner (have four children under the age of 18) remained unemployed for over 10 years. They continue to receive income support of Centerlink.  Anne volunteers at the neighbourhood watch centre. On 17 August 2015, Anne and her partner went for a coffee with friends at the QPO restaurant. It was a rainy day.  As she was exiting the restaurant she slipped and tumbled down...

Mark came to our office after suffering a serious back injury following a TAC related motor vehicle accident. In fact, he and his wife were injured in the accident. Mark is an incredible family man determined to get back to the level he was achieving before the accident, and although he did recover a lot, it was obvious his serious back injury would impact his family life, and his ability...

Carl and his wife Margaret were driving home when a car turned in front of them. Carl was 87 at the time of his accident with many age related health conditions, but still able to travel about and drive his car. As a result of his accident, he and Margaret were injured. We were able to quickly obtain a serious injury certificate for Margaret who had suffered a fractured cervical...

Tania was travelling alone along the S. Gippsland Highway, stationary with her right indicator on, when she was hit at approximately 100 km per hour by a Nissan Patrol utility vehicle. She cannot recall the accident but was told she was air lifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where they treated her injuries including a traumatic brain injury. She was advised that she should learn to live with her injuries....