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About Moray & Agnew

At Moray & Agnew, we’ve long been recognised for our ability to provide our clients with market leading legal advice and solutions.

We bring together expertise across insurance, commercial and government law.

Whether clients are managing day‑to‑day operational issues or navigating high stakes litigation, they rely on us as a safe pair of hands.

Our firm is built on strong relationships, a commitment to excellence and a belief that clients deserve legal advice that is commercially savvy and easy to understand.

Local expertise, national strength

Our national reach is grounded in local insight and expertise. We work with clients to understand their priorities and deliver clear, practical advice they can rely on.

Our clients benefit from coordinated national capability and service supported by strong local knowledge.

Our people are the heart of our firm. We work together to deliver clear and practical legal solutions for our clients.

Our partners are subject matter experts who provide clients with clear guidance to support successful outcomes.

Our Difference

When clients instruct us with their legal work they get:

Local insight,
national reach

Clients benefit from our deep understanding of the legal landscape across all Australian jurisdictions.

Seamless
collaboration

Our lawyers work as an extension of client teams, aligning with their goals, timelines and deliverables to ensure smooth, effective outcomes.

Quality you 
can trust

Every piece of work is carefully reviewed to meet the highest standards so that our clients can rely on advice that’s accurate, practical and fit for purpose.

Efficiency 
through technology

We use sophisticated legal technology to streamline processes and reduce turnaround times saving clients time and resources.

Exceptional
value

We deliver high quality legal services with strong commercial awareness, ensuring outstanding value for money.

Our Services

Our expertise spans the full spectrum of legal services needed to support everyday business operations and strategic decision making. Structured around three core pillars, our approach gives clients integrated and consistent access to the right legal expertise when and where they need it:

Insurance

We act for insurers across all major classes, including liability, professional indemnity, motor vehicle and workers’ compensation, as well as specialty lines such as life insurance and dust diseases. Our teams combine deep technical knowledge with a practical understanding of the commercial realities facing insurers.

Commercial

Our commercial practice supports clients across corporate and commercial matters, construction and projects, commercial dispute resolution, real estate, tax, insolvency and workplace law. We work closely with businesses at every stage of their life cycle, delivering advice that is both strategic and pragmatic.

Government

We advise clients across local, state and federal government, with our strong understanding of the regulatory, policy and operational frameworks in which government operates. Our experience spans advisory, transactional and dispute matters, and we are trusted to provide clear, practical advice on issues that carry public, political and reputational sensitivity.

Our Clients

We are proud of the breadth and diversity of our client base, which includes major insurers, listed companies, government agencies, SMEs and private businesses and not-for-profit organisations.

Many of these relationships span decades, reflecting our consistent service, clear communication and understanding of each client’s objectives and pressures.

Our commitment to building trusted, long-term partnerships is a hallmark of our firm and a key driver of the strong outcomes we achieve.

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From our clients —

The team at Moray & Agnew are highly experienced. I know any claims that they handle will be managed perfectly and they will keep us and the Insured fully informed throughout the process.

What sets Moray & Agnew apart is their genuine commitment to building long-term client relationships rather than just transactional engagements. They consistently invest time in understanding our business context, which translates into practical and commercially-focused advice.

The dispute resolution team focus on achieving sensible commercial outcomes for clients. They offer good value for money and pragmatic advice.

The team are approachable, responsive, and detailed. They explain matters clearly in layman’s terms.

The team is great to deal with, the partners are highly experienced and are the best at building relationships with clients, Insurers and brokers. They keep clients fully informed during the process and are collaborative with every party involved.

Moray & Agnew’s real estate team provides our organisation with practical and considered advice and assistance on a wide array of leasing matters. The team is responsive and pragmatic.

Our History

Established in 1948, Moray & Agnew has grown from a single office practice into one of Australia’s leading national law firms.

Our long-standing presence reflects a simple truth: clients trust us to deliver, and we consistently meet that responsibility with care, clarity and professionalism.

Today, under the leadership of National Managing Partner Ian Denham and Chairman of our National Executive Bill Papastergiadis OAM, we continue to evolve, building on the strength of our heritage brand to meet the changing needs of our clients across Australia.

Moray & Agnew Timeline

Established as Sydney H Moray & Co

Moray & Agnew created when Brian Agnew assumes Sydney H Moray insurance practice

Brisbane Office Opens

Canberra Office Opens

Melbourne Office Opens

Newcastle Office Opens

Perth Office Opens

Cairns office opens

Hobart office opens

Leading Insurance, Commercial & Government Law Firm

Our Awards

National Tier 1

Insurance Law

Band 3

Insurance Defence

Ranked Band 4

Real Estate

Band 4

Infrastructure, Projects & Construction

Ranked Band 2

Insurance

Band 4

Labour & Employment

Band 5

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Band 3

Real Estate

National Tier 3

Alternative Dispute Resolution

National Tier 2

Litigation

Finalist

Insurance team 
of the year

Finalist

Pro Bono Program
of the Year

Finalist

Diversity Law Firm
of the year

Our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility

We are committed to being model corporate citizen that contributes positively to our people, clients, communities and the environment. Achieving good corporate, social, and environmental outcomes is an integral part of how we conduct business. More about our initiatives for the 2025 financial year are covered in our Mindful Matters Review.

To deliver on this commitment, we partner with like-minded professionals and organisations that share our values of excellence, sustainability, diversity and inclusion.