Experience

• Acting for Australian and overseas insurers in professional indemnity disputes involving insured accountants, lawyers, doctors, hospitals, brokers, financial advisors, engineers, architects, valuers and real estate agents
• Acting for insurers and insureds in directors and officers litigation
• Acting for and advising insurers in relation to public liability disputes, product liability claims and large property/business interruption litigation
• Acting for and advising corporations in trade practices related and commercial/contractual disputes
• Acting for and advising life insurance companies in relation to life insurance disputes including TPD, income protection and superannuation claims, FICS and SCT complaints
• Advising insurers on policy drafting and interpretation issues
• Providing advice to local and overseas reinsurers in both litigious and non-litigious matters

Significant recent cases

• Porter v GIO General Limited & Anor
• Sydney Airports Corporation Limited v Baulderstone Hornibrook & Ors
• Vairy v Wyong Shire Council
• Travel Compensation Fund v Blair & Ors
• Gosford City Council v GIO General Limited
• Lanza v Codemo Management Pty Limited

Clients

• Professional indemnity and public liability insurers
• General insurers
• Life insurers
• Claims managers/brokers
• Australian and overseas reinsurers
• ASX 100 companies
• Insured directors and officers

Publications

• Australian Insurance Law Journal
• In‑house insurance newsletters