Burt & Davies

22/09/2025

I am incredibly honored and proud to again be recognised by colleagues and friends in the 2025 Doyle's Guide as a Pre-eminent Lawyer in Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Law. It is also very rewarding that my firm, Burt & Davies Transport Accident Lawyers, is recognised as a First-Tier firm.

Helping injured clients achieve positive outcomes is the true reward, but this recognition from peers and colleagues makes it all the more meaningful. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our work and values the impact we strive to make.

Congratulations to all the outstanding individuals and firms who have also been recognised.

🔗 View the lawyer rankings - https://doylesguide.com/leading-motor-vehicle-accident.../
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Our 2025 rankings of Victoria's best Plaintiff-focused Accident Compensation Lawyers as voted by the state's defendant insurance lawyers.

20/10/2024

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING LAWYERS FOR 2024 - DOYLES GUIDE RANKINGS

We are honoured once again to top the rankings in Doyles Guide. To receive this recognition from our peers and colleagues in the profession is humbling and we are very grateful.

Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) - Victoria, 2024:
Peter and Clara have both been ranked as Preeminent lawyers in the area of motor vehicle accident compensation. We are two of only three Victorian lawyers to be recognised at this highest level - https://doylesguide.com/leading-motor-vehicle-accident-compensation-lawyers-plaintiff-victoria-2024/

Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Law Firms (Plaintiff) - Victoria, 2024:
Burt & Davies has achieved First Tier status, again being the highest level achievable - https://doylesguide.com/leading-motor-vehicle-accident-compensation-law-firms-plaintiff-victoria-2024/

For us, it seems easy because we love what we do and we intend to keep delivering the best outcomes we can for Victoria’s most seriously injured transport accident victims.

Thank you to all who have supported us!

Our 2024 rankings of Victoria's best Plaintiff-focused Accident Compensation Lawyers as voted by the state's defendant insurance lawyers.

31/10/2023

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING LAWYERS FOR 2023 - DOYLES GUIDE RANKINGS
It is coming up to 20 years that Burt & Davies has been operating as Victoria’s only law firm dedicated solely to representing the States’ most seriously injured transport accident victims.

Acknowledged as “the experts” in transport accident law, Peter and Clara bring something more to their practice in this area. It starts with unparalleled empathy and special understanding and involves a unique approach to every case. Why unique? Because each and every client is an individual, with their own story and individual needs, and deserves to be treated as such. No cookie cutter, stock standard approach. And it is for this reason that Peter and Clara, and Burt & Davies as a firm, have yet again been recognised as Australia's leading lawyers for motor accident law by Doyle's Guide and our profession.

Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) - Victoria, 2023:
Peter Burt and Clara Davies – Preeminent lawyers (making up two of only three Victorian lawyers to be recognised at the highest level) https://doylesguide.com/leading-motor-vehicle-accident-compensation-lawyers-plaintiff-victoria-2023/

Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Law Firms (Plaintiff) - Victoria, 2023:
Burt & Davies - First Tier (the highest level) https://doylesguide.com/leading-motor-vehicle-accident-compensation-law-firms-plaintiff-victoria-2023/

It is an honour to receive this recognition. A heartfelt thank you to all who have supported us!

09/11/2021

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING LAWYERS FOR 2021 - DOYLES GUIDE RANKINGS

The prestigious Doyles Guide to Australia’s leading lawyers for 2021 has just been released. Burt & Davies is once again honoured to be recognised in the highest regard by their peers and leaders in the profession.

The Guide is compiled following extensive peer recommendations and surveys. It ranks lawyers according to practice areas and specialties. Burt & Davies has again been recognised for its expertise and proficiency in Injury and Compensation Law. Even more specifically, Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation for Plaintiffs.

Peter Burt and Clara Davies, who specialise in Victorian transport accident claims, are also honoured to be recognised in the newly formed category of “Preeminent Lawyers” for Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation (Plaintiff) in Victoria. This is the highest ranking awarded by Doyles Guide.

The honour has been bestowed upon only three Victorian lawyers in 2021. Peter and Clara take two of the top three positions. They were previously two of only three lawyers ranked in the highest “Leading” category in 2020. To have been elevated to “Pre-eminent” by their peers this year is an achievement they are both very proud of.

Not only recognised for their individual achievements, Burt & Davies has again been named as a “First Tier” Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Law Firm (Plaintiff) for Victoria in 2021. Burt & Davies received the same prestigious award in 2020 and is delighted to maintain this ranking for yet another year.

Doyles Guide consistently recognises Burt & Davies for its outstanding contribution to their clients and the profession. Peter and Clara thank everyone for their support and appreciation. Burt & Davies will continue to focus on consistently improving the personalised service and expert legal support that they provide to all new and existing clients.

https://burtdavies.com.au/australias-leading-lawyers-for-2021/

09/11/2020

Only a few weeks ago, we were delighted to be recognised in the prestigious Doyles Guide as Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) in Victoria. Burt & Davies was also named a “First Tier” Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Law Firm (Plaintiff) in Victoria.

On the back of those very pleasing results, the nationwide 2020 Australian Injury & Compensation Law rankings have now been released by Doyles Guide. The 2020 listing of leading Plaintiff-focused Australian Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of motor vehicle accident, car crash and road injury matters across all Australian legal markets who have been identified by the country’s insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Only three Victorian lawyers featured in the National rankings. Peter and Clara are two of the three Victorian lawyers - https://doylesguide.com/leading-motor-vehicle-accident-compensation-lawyers-plaintiff-australia-2020/

Again, this is a great honour. Our focus is always on representing our clients to the best of our abilities; providing all of our clients with the highest levels of personal service and achieving the best outcomes for them.

15/10/2020

It is a great honour to again be recognised by our peers as leaders in our profession and in Injury and Compensation Law.

The prestigious Doyles Guide to Australia's leading lawyers for 2020 has been released in the past week and Burt & Davies has featured.

Peter Burt and Clara Davies are again recognised as Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) in Victoria. Peter and Clara are two of only five recognised “leading” lawyers (the highest category) - https://doylesguide.com/leading-motor-vehicle-accident-compensation-lawyers-plaintiff-victoria-2020/ Burt & Davies is the only firm that has more than one lawyer represented in this category.

Burt & Davies has been named as a “First Tier” Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Law Firm (Plaintiff) in Victoria, again the highest category. Only three firms made it to the first tier - https://doylesguide.com/leading-motor-vehicle-accident-compensation-law-firms-plaintiff-victoria-2020/

Doyles Guide is an awards recognition program for law firms and lawyers across Australia compiled through legal industry peer reviews. Leading lawyers and firms are identified by the country’s defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in the field.

Our 2020 rankings of Victoria's best Plaintiff-focused Accident Compensation Lawyers as voted by the state's defendant insurance lawyers.

22/03/2020

Clara and I remain committed to our clients, past, present and future, despite the challenging times ahead. We will be here for you. Our commitment to provide the highest quality personal service to our clients remains the focus of everything we do. We might have to do some things differently, but we will get the job done.

Everyone - please follow the Covid-19 advice and do your bit to slow the spread of the virus.

Peter Burt & Clara Davies

31/10/2019

Released today the prestigious Doyles Guide to Australia's leading lawyers for 2019.

Peter Burt and Clara Davies have each been recognised as Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) for Victoria. Burt & Davies has been recognised as a Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Law Firm (Plaintiff) in Victoria.

Doyles Guide is an awards recognition program for law firms and lawyers across Australia. Awards are attributed Australia wide, as well as for specific states and territories, and are awarded relative to practice area or specialty. It is compiled through legal industry peer recommendations.

Click through on the link and scroll down a short way to find the rankings for Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation -
https://doylesguide.com/category/injury-compensation/

01/02/2019

Please Read: Can You Assist?

A Call to Witnesses

On Monday, 11 April 2016 at approximately 11.00am an elderly woman was seriously injured whilst travelling on a tram. The incident occurred in Brunswick, on route 19 at the Sydney Road and Moreland street stop. It occurred on the city bound tram. The woman, our client, had recently boarded the tram with her husband.

She was a daily tram commuter. On the day in question she described the tram taking off very abruptly and in an unusual manner. As a result, she fell against folding seats and then to the floor, striking the left side of her body and landing on her back. She suffered a fracture of her left wrist and has required ongoing extensive treatment and rehabilitation. She now has a permanent disability and is incapacitated for many of her daily activities.

Our client recalls a number of people "yelling out" to the driver to stop after the incident. She was obviously badly injured and in extreme pain. A good samaritan came her assistance, staying with her until the ambulance arrived and contacting family members to advise of the situation.
The gentleman who came to our client's assistance gave his name as Anthony Kidd. He provided a mobile number and indicated that he had witnessed the entire event. Unfortunately, the number provided is was either taken down incorrectly or is no longer connected and he has not been able to be contacted.

We are endeavouring to contact Mr Kidd or any other witnesses to this incident. As police were not called to the incident there is no formal record of witnesses available. We require further information and details concerning the incident to assist our client.

We are hoping that through FB and/or social media, with shares and good will, that we might be able to locate Anthony Kidd or any other witnesses to this incident. We hope to speak to witnesses about the circumstances on the day. This could be vital to our client possibly recovering some compensation for what she has been through and her losses.

Please feel free to share this post and potentially help us find the witness that assisted our client on that day or any other witnesses present on the tram. Your assistance could be vital.

If you witnessed this incident or have any information, please call our office on (03) 9605 3111 or tollfree on 1800 109 940 during business hours. Thank you

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25/11/2018

Have you been seriously injured in a transport accident?

The TAC has released new figures showing that Burt & Davies achieve "serious injury" status for 96% of our clients, compared to 86% for all other law firms.

The average time taken from the date of the accident to resolution is 33.6 months for Peter and Clara's clients. By comparison, the average time for people represented by the 5 biggest Victorian law firms is a staggering 50.8 months.

The average monetary compensation recovered by Peter and Clara's clients in 2017 was approximately $460,000.00. The average compensation recovered by clients of all other law firms doing this work was $290,000.00. An average differential of $170,000.00 per claim.

Find out more about why Peter and Clara at Burt & Davies get better results here -

Victoria's best TAC lawyers & TAC claims specialists, focusing on common law & car accident compensation. Personal service & expert advice in Melbourne.

23/11/2018

HAVE YOU BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A TRANSPORT ACCIDENT?
The TAC has released new figures showing that Burt & Davies achieve "serious injury" status for 96% of our clients, compared to 86% for all other law firms.

The average time taken from the date of the accident to resolution is 33.6 months for Peter and Clara's clients. By comparison, the average time for people represented by the 5 biggest Victorian law firms is a staggering 50.8 months.

The average monetary compensation recovered by Peter and Clara's clients in 2017 was approximately $460,000.00. The average compensation recovered by clients of all other law firms doing this work was $290,000.00. An average differential of $170,000.00 per claim.

Find out more about why Peter and Clara at Burt & Davies get better results here -

Victoria's best TAC lawyers & TAC claims specialists, focusing on common law & car accident compensation. Personal service & expert advice in Melbourne.

29/01/2018

PLEASE READ: A CALL TO WITNESSES
One of our clients was very seriously injured in a transport accident that occurred on Tuesday, 14 April 2015 at approximately 4.50p.m. The accident occurred on the Burwood Highway at the Eastlink overpass in Wantirna South.

Our client was driving a red 2001 Toyota Camry stationwagon. He was travelling in the eastbound lanes of the Burwood Highway. He had been stationary at the traffic lights on the overpass that controlled entry on the Eastlink. He was intending to make a right hand turn on to Eastlink and continue southbound. He waited for lights to change and when the arrow turned to green, he proceeded to move forward and commence his right-hand turn.

As he moved through his turn he crossed the westbound lanes of Burwood Highway. It was then that a vehicle travelling from the other direction ran a red light and collided with the front of his vehicle at a speed of approximately 80kph.

The force of the collision pushed our client's vehicle into a grey 2013 Holden Captiva SUV that was travelling to his right (also executing a right-hand turn). The damage to our client's vehicle was extensive.

The vehicle that struck our client was a red 2011 Holden Barina being driven by a middle aged female driver.

Following the accident our client was trapped in his vehicle. A younger woman who was travelling in the vehicle behind him came to his assistance. Our client believes this woman's name to be Robyn but due to his condition could not obtain any contact details for her. He recalls being told by "Robyn" that the driver who struck him had been on her mobile phone at the time of the collision.

Police who attended the scene have no contact details for "Robyn".

Our client has been unable to return to any employment since April 2015 on account of the injuries he sustained. He has required multiple surgeries and has been undergoing extensive treatment and rehabilitation up to the present time. We are seeking to pursue compensation on his behalf however, TAC is refusing to compensate him on the basis that the driver of the vehicle that collided with him denies being on her phone at the time. We asked TAC to prove this by requesting a copy of her mobile phone records for the day. The other driver has refused to make those records available.

We are hoping that through FB and social media, with shares, that we might be able to reach the witness who went to our client's assistance following the accident to speak to her about what she saw on the day. This could be vital to our client being able to recover compensation for what he has been through and the losses he has sustained, both in the past and in to the future.

Please feel free to share this post and help us find the witness that assisted our client on that day. Your assistance could be vital.

If you have any information about this accident please call our office on (03) 9605 3111 or tollfree on 1800 109 940 during business hours. Thank you.