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Injury & Compensation lawyers in Melbourne CBD
Injury lawyers claim compensation for people hurt in road accidents, at work, in public places or by medical treatment, and for superannuation disability benefits.
16 firms
Melbourne CBD
Injury lawyers claim compensation for people hurt in road accidents, at work, in public places or by medical treatment, and for superannuation disability benefits.
16 firms
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
DCM Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Building & Construction.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Slater and Gordon Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP, Personal Injury and Class Actions.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Arnold Dallas McPherson Lawyers Shepparton provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Public Liability, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Melbourne Law Offices provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Immigration & Visas.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
FCL Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Personal Injury and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
West Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
William Roberts Lawyers provides legal services in West Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Building & Construction and Commercial Litigation.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Gordon Legal Warrnambool provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Nowicki Carbone provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Public Liability and Family Law.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Tolson & Co provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Public Liability.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, TPD & Superannuation Claims and Personal Injury.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Barry Nilsson provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Wills & Estates.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Lovegrove & Cotton Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Planning & Environment and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Monaco Compensation Lawyers Noosaville provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, TPD & Superannuation Claims and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Norton Rose Fulbright provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property & Trade Marks and Partner & Family Visas.
Compensation schemes in Australia are mostly run by each state, so the rules for car accidents and workplace injuries differ depending on where you live. Injury lawyers work out which scheme or insurer applies, collect the medical evidence, and negotiate or litigate the claim. Many work on a no win, no fee basis, where you pay their professional fees only if the claim succeeds. Ask what happens to disbursements and how fees are calculated before signing. Time limits apply to every type of claim, so get advice early.
Compensation funds treatment, income and care after an injury. Time limits and scheme rules mean early advice matters.
Each state runs its own motor accident and workers compensation schemes and civil liability laws, so rights depend on where and how the injury happened.
Understand the next step
Workplace injuries, road accidents, public-place incidents and superannuation insurance claims can involve different schemes and evidence. Explain where and when the event occurred, its effect on you and whether a claim or decision already exists. Ask which pathway the lawyer proposes to assess.
A Melbourne CBD search can be useful for comparing teams with different specialisations. Ask who will do the work and who will supervise it, especially when a firm has several practice departments.
For injury & compensation, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant VIC experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Melbourne CBD. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Provide a chronology, relevant locations and employer or insurer details, together with forms and decisions already received.
Discuss medical, employment, incident and expense records. Ask who will obtain reports and how access, privacy and expert costs will be managed.
Have any offer, assessment or release explained before agreeing. Clarify what a resolution would cover and whether related claims need separate advice.
Ask for the written meaning of no win, no fee, including expenses, any uplift and possible other costs. The phrase alone is not enough to compare arrangements.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Ask early about notice, claim and review limits in the relevant scheme. Keep the incident date and every insurer decision available for assessment.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
You pay the lawyer's professional fees only if the claim succeeds. You may still be responsible for costs such as medical reports, and in some cases the other side's costs, so ask for a written costs agreement.
Simple claims can settle within months. Claims involving serious injuries usually wait until your condition has stabilised so the full impact can be assessed, which can take a year or more.
Most super funds include total and permanent disability insurance by default. If you can no longer work because of illness or injury, you may be able to claim a lump sum even if the injury had nothing to do with work.