Australia’s leading lawyers for 2021 have been released by the prestigious Doyles Guide. Burt & Davies is once again honored to be recognised in the highest regard by their peers in the profession. The Guide is compiled following extensive peer recommendations and surveys. It ranks lawyers according to practice areas and specialties. Burt & Davies is again recognised for its … Read More
FREE ONLINE CLAIM CHECK – Not what you expect
Have you been tempted by the offer for a “free online claim check”, if you have been injured? Seen the TV advertisements or Facebook ads prompting you to “start your personal injury online claim check now”? Become worried because they claim that “time is limited”, suggesting that there is some urgency. In short, online claim checks are not what they … Read More
TAC’s Latest Performance Statistics for Victorian Law Firms Burt & Davies Results
The TAC collects data on the performance of law firms. From time to time, the TAC provides the statistics to firms. This allows us to benchmark our performance against all legal firms handling TAC common law claims. In particular, the 5 largest law firms doing this work.* Burt & Davies is a boutique, specialist law firm. We conduct only TAC … Read More
Kiff Saunders
“They are good people. Could you be represented in a better way? – I don’t think so.”
Bridie Barrett
“Clara & Peter were such an amazing support for me. They provided care to the level of what a family would provide.”
Michael Forbes
“The nature of my injury, I need TAC’s assistance to make sure I am not too much of a burden on my family… it is important to have a lawyer to help navigate that process. It has been very much a personal relationship.”
G. Lane, Camberwell
I would like to pay my sincere gratitude to the team at Burt & Davies for managing my TAC road accident case from January 2017 until late October 2017. Having any accident is traumatic enough, but when you have a serious injury you really do need the right advice and support during this time. Initially, when I first realised how … Read More
What is a “transport accident”?
The term “transport accident” is defined in the Transport Accident Act 1986 (“the Act”) – the legislation that governs the operation of the Transport Accident Scheme in Victoria. A Victorian transport accident is defined as an “incident directly caused by the driving of a motor car or motor vehicle, a railway train or a tram”.
What is the Transport Accident Commission (TAC)?
The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) is the Victorian Government-owned agency that was set up to administer the transport accident scheme. The Transport Accident Act 1986 established the TAC. The Act also governs the operations of the TAC and the administration of TAC claims. Under the Act, the TAC is required to pay no-fault compensation to those injured in transport accidents, … Read More
Who is covered by the Transport Accident Scheme?
A person who is injured as a result of a transport accident is entitled to no fault benefits under the transport accident scheme if: • the accident occurred in Victoria; or • the accident occurred outside Victoria (but in Australia) and involved a Victorian registered motor vehicle and at the time of the accident the injured person was: • a … Read More