Henry Carus

Joshua came to our firm after a motorcar accident that left him with hand, wrist, elbow, and foot injuries. Joshua was riding straight when a car failed to stop at the give way sign at an intersection. Because of the ongoing restrictions in his hand, he is not able to return to his work as a spray painter, which he really enjoyed. Joshua’s claim had a number of complications but...

Our client Ricky was injured in a transport accident in NSW in 2017. He was working as a truck driver at the time. There was an oncoming car and the driver fell asleep and hit his truck head-on. As Ricky recalls, “it blew the truck to pieces”. Rickey hit his head hard inside the cabin which slid and caught fire. He got out of the cabin by smashing through the...

Jan came to our firm after an unfortunate public liability accident. She was 65 years old at the time, and was enjoying her retirement. She enjoyed playing golf, gardening, and caring for her grandchildren. On the day of her accident, she was visiting a shop with her pregnant daughter. It was Mother’s Day weekend. She was walking along a designated path heading towards the main entrance of the shop, when...

Maree is a lovely woman who had been working hard all her life. She ran a demanding water truck business 4 days a week and also worked in an administrative role 2 days a week. She was excited about a piece land that she had just bought. She intended to keep her other property as an investment property. Her retirement plan was working out for her, and life seemed good....

Our client Dhruvil is a well-educated individual and has spent recent years working as a Production Engineer in steel fabrication. Dhruvil was asked by his employer to install a metal beam for the construction of a garage, despite knowing that he did not hold the necessary qualification to carry-out this particular task. While on the job, as Dhruvil was helping his work mates to install the beam, the structure gave...

Our client Roman was rear-ended be another vehicle whilst driving a small bakery delivery truck in the course of his employment. The car that hit him was “totalled”, though Roman’s truck was not badly damaged, and he continued with his deliveries later that day. A couple of hours later, Roman noticed pain in his neck, which he thought was a muscle strain that would heal with rest. Unfortunately, Roman’s pain...

Our client Rudra worked as a nurse and in the course of his employment he would transfer patients. During one such occurrence, Rudra was moving a patient from bed to chair when the patient became physically violent, causing injury to our clients back and causing a subsequent leg injury. Rudra’s pain became increasingly worse resulting in 3 months bed ridden before requiring various surgeries including a laminectomy on his spine....

James suffered a significant back injury in the workplace and came to us seeking assistance with his WorkCover claim. We helped him reach an early settlement, leaving James free to get on with his recovery and his life.

Calvin injured his back whilst working at a building site.  At the time of the workplace accident his co-workers were unwrapping steel which fell on Calvin. Calvin tried to return to work however, as a result of the injuries he was unable to return to preinjury carpentry duties. Not being able to return to work hugely impacted on Calvin’s mental wellbeing given his young age.After a prolonged negotiation, we resolved...

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...