Chris Finn - Partner
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
Professional
- 1993 Admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales
- 1995 Admitted to the Federal and High Courts of Australia
Publications
- Australian Insurance Law Journal
- In‑House Insurance Newsletters
Memberships
- AILA
- Law Society of New South Wales
Office
Sydney
Telephone
+61 2 8215 5914
Practice areas
(Note: the links below will take you to the main UK site)
Insurance/reinsurance disputes
