Burt & Davies - Transport Accident Lawyers

What Burt & Davies - Transport Accident Lawyers does

Burt & Davies is a Melbourne-based boutique law firm founded in 2004 by Peter Burt and Clara Davies, operating exclusively in the Victorian Transport Accident Commission (TAC) compensation claims market. It is described as Victoria's only law firm dedicated solely to transport accident claims, representing seriously injured Victorians (motor vehicle, motorbike, farm vehicle, cyclist, pedestrian, tram, and train accident victims) in both no-fault benefits claims and common law damages claims, including lump sum impairment, serious injury applications, pain and suffering damages, and pecuniary loss damages. All client matters are personally handled by the partners and a small team of lawyers (Clara Davies, Tim Dionyssopoulos, and Felicity Burt), with no junior lawyers or paralegals delegated to client work.

The firm's core products revolve around statutory remedies under the Transport Accident Act 1986, including common law claims that require establishing serious injury status (achieved for 96% of clients versus an 86% industry average, per TAC statistics), no-fault lump sum impairment benefits, and specialized overseas visitor claims. Service delivery is partner-led and documentation-rich, supported by an extensive educational content library (Learning Centre, FAQs, glossary, articles) that functions as top-of-funnel marketing. Awards and peer recognition (Doyles Guide Preeminent and First Tier rankings 2019-2025; LIV Accredited Specialists) are the central brand assets, supplemented by published TAC performance statistics showing faster resolution (33.6 vs 50.8 months) and materially higher average damages (~$460K vs ~$290K) than larger competitors.

The business model is a professional services practice operating on conditional (no-win-no-fee) fee arrangements, with revenue derived from legal costs recovered upon successful claims; free initial consultations are offered and intake is handled via a dedicated 1800 TAC LAW phone line. Distribution is direct-to-consumer, supported by professional referrals, word-of-mouth, and organic search through content marketing. The firm is privately held with no institutional investors, subsidiaries, or external funding, and operates from a single Level 2 office at 451 Little Bourke Street in Melbourne CBD.

Name

Burt & Davies - Transport Accident Lawyers

Legal name

Burt & Davies

Website

https://burtdavies.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Burt & Davies is a Melbourne boutique law firm founded in 2004 that exclusively represents seriously injured Victorians in Transport Accident Commission (TAC) compensation claims. Operating on a no-win-no-fee basis, it is Victoria's only firm dedicated solely to transport accident work, with all matters personally handled by its partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Law

NAICS

All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Transport accident claims
• TAC compensation law
• Personal injury law
• Common law damages
• Serious injury claims

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - TAC Compensation Claims: Boutique law firm operating on a conditional fee (no-win-no-fee) basis for TAC common law claims; revenue derived from legal fees recovered from successful claims; firm does not process claims with junior staff but provides direct partner-level service throughout

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Burt & Davies provides specialist legal representation for individuals seriously injured in Victorian transport accidents, exclusively focused on Transport Accident Commission (TAC) compensation claims. Core services include TAC common law damages claims, no-fault lump sum impairment benefits, serious injury applications, pain and suffering damages, and pecuniary loss damages, delivered on a no-win-no-fee basis with direct partner-level handling throughout every matter.

Product overview

Burt & Davies is Victoria's only law firm dedicated solely to Transport Accident (TAC) compensation claims. They provide comprehensive legal services for seriously injured transport accident victims, offering both no-fault benefits claims and common law damages claims. The core service includes TAC Common Law Claims (requiring serious injury status), TAC No-Fault Benefits Claims, Serious Injury Applications, Lump Sum Impairment Claims, Pain and Suffering Damages, Pecuniary Loss Damages, and specialized Overseas Visitor TAC Claims. The firm focuses exclusively on car accidents, motorbike accidents, farm vehicle incidents, and injuries to cyclists and pedestrians from motor vehicles, trams and trains. They are known for achieving the best compensation outcomes in the shortest possible time frames, with TAC statistics proving their efficiency compared to larger firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TAC Common Law Claims

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of clients achieve serious injury status (vs 86% industry average)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Global BallooningcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2012Joint development partnership with Global Ballooning led to creation of Australia's first Easy Access Basket (EAB) for hot air balloons. The EAB allows less able-bodied individuals, including those with spinal cord injuries, to experience hot air balloon flight through a specially designed door system. Burt & Davies and Global Ballooning jointly funded design and production, requiring CASA airworthiness certification and regulatory exemptions. Partnership originated from Burt & Davies representing Global Ballooning director Kiff Saunders in his TAC claim.
• Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)supportingOthers · 29 May 2012CASA provided airworthiness certification for the Easy Access Basket hot air balloon design and granted regulatory exemption allowing commercial balloon flights for persons with physical disabilities.
• Scope VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2012Partnership with Scope Victoria (formerly Spastic Children's Society of Victoria), one of Victoria's largest disability service providers. Following Easy Access Basket launch, several Scope clients benefited from hot air balloon flights. Burt & Davies donated balloon flights to Scope clients and participated in Scope's International Day of People with Disability events.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Shine Lawyers: National plaintiff firm with a sizable Victorian motor vehicle accident / TAC practice. Comparable because they actively take on TAC common law claims against the same defendant cohort, while operating as a much larger diversified practice.
• Slater and Gordon: One of Australia's largest plaintiff law firms with a national motor vehicle accident practice. Listed as a comparator because it competes with Burt & Davies for TAC common law work, but operates across dozens of practice areas at much greater scale.
• Maurice Blackburn: Major Australian plaintiff personal injury and compensation firm with a strong TAC and motor vehicle accident practice in Victoria. Comparable as a direct competitor for TAC claimants, but covers a much broader range of plaintiff legal work nationally.

Direct peers

• Arnold Thomas & Becker: Victorian defendant-side insurance law firm that represents TAC (and other CTP insurers) in defending serious injury and common law claims. Most directly comparable because it works on the same TAC file type, but on the opposite (defendant) side of the bar table.
• Russell Kennedy: Mid-tier Melbourne firm with a Transport Accident / personal injury practice acting on TAC matters. Comparable as a Victorian-based TAC practitioner with overlapping client and case profile, though it is a broader full-service firm.

Regional players

• Tindall Gask Bentley: South Australian plaintiff firm specialising in motor vehicle accident compensation under the SA CTP scheme. Comparable as a transport-accident-specialist plaintiff practice using a no-win-no-fee model, though geographically separate from Victoria's TAC.
• McCluskys Lawyers: Tasmania-based plaintiff personal injury firm handling motor accident compensation claims under the analogous MAIC/CTP scheme. Comparable business model and claimant-side positioning, but operates in a different state scheme.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/185021484870189
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/burt-&-davies

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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