Your partner across the full insurance lifecycle
As one of Australia’s largest dedicated defendant insurance practices, we advise insurers across most insurance lines of business from major portfolios through to specialist and niche offerings.
We provide the scale, expertise and national reach needed to manage both high volume business as usual claims, as well as complex, high value disputes. Our extensive insurance experience enables us to advise clients at the earliest stages as to which matters warrant early settlement, and those which should be defended.
This strategic approach gives greater certainty and cost efficiency and is supported by strong technical insurance law expertise and a successful track record of commercially pragmatic outcomes, for both national and global clients. Our reputation in insurance law is backed by an excellent understanding of the issues affecting the global insurance and reinsurance industry, including the ability to quickly identify emerging risks and claims trends. Our vast insurance law resources have allowed us to successfully finalise tens of thousands of transactions across all lines of insurance in the past five years on behalf of Australian and international insurers (including Lloyds and the London Company Market), niche insurers, underwriters, brokers, reinsurers, claims management agencies, government agencies and large self-insured corporations.
Why choose us
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Our Insurance practice is built around five core service areas.
Liability
We act in public, product and general liability claims of every scale, including catastrophic injuries, property damage, multi-party disputes, technical policy matters, advice on causation, quantum and recoveries.
We have successfully managed hundreds of high value injury claims and have been at the forefront of many leading cases, helping shape insurance and liability law in Australia. Our experience includes major public liability events, institutional and government‑related matters, and claims attracting significant media and political attention. This means we’re well placed to protect our clients’ interests, conduct litigation economically and deliver strong defensible outcomes.
Motor vehicle
For more than 30 years, we’ve represented Australia’s motor vehicle and Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurers, from niche insurers through to the major brands, along with leading Commonwealth, State and Territory public sector risk carriers. We advise on all aspects of motor vehicle and CTP-related claims, from routine matters through to catastrophic injuries. Our team manages complex medical, quantum and liability issues, fraud and recoveries, with an unrivalled understanding of the legislative frameworks, procedural requirements and duties that shape motor vehicle insurance law nationwide.
Professional indemnity
We defend professionals and their insurers across a wide range of industries, including construction, finance, legal, property, medical and technical disciplines. Our team advises on coverage, complex litigation and reputational risk where a professional’s judgement or conduct is under scrutiny.
From complex multi-party cases in the higher courts to routine litigation in lower courts and tribunals, we provide clear, decisive advice that gives confidence and certainty in a challenging and highly sensitive area of law.
Workers compensation
Workers compensation has been a core part of our national practice since 1948. We advise insurers, scheme agents, employers and government on statutory and common law claims, psychological injury matters, WPI assessments, work capacity decisions and dispute resolution across every jurisdiction. With our long track record, understanding of the state schemes, depth of experience and commitment to excellent service, we have a reputation as market leaders in workers compensation law. Our lawyers have been appointed to expert committees, advisory bodies and user groups, and as examiners in the NSW specialist accreditation scheme in personal injury law.
Specialty lines
We field specialist teams across a portfolio of niche insurance classes, including builders warranty, cyber, dust diseases, directors & officers, financial institutions, life & disability and marine insurance in alignment with client needs and specific risk profiles. Our teams advise on coverage disputes, regulatory issues and complex litigation involving emerging or high risk exposures.
This sustained focus on specialty insurance areas enables us to quickly identify and address the nuanced, often technical issues that can arise in these matters, enabling more accurate claims assessment and advice for clients.
Significant Insurance matters
We successfully defended negligence allegations made against a prominent law firm in the ACT Supreme Court with the finding upheld on appeal. This decision clarified the obligations of lawyers dealing with unrepresented parties.
We achieved a significant win confirming that late-joined defendants may obtain their own Medical Panel determination under the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic), cementing an important procedural right in Victorian personal injury litigation.
We represented the insurer in the first test case on the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019 (ACT), addressing the statutory damages threshold with scheme-wide implications for claimant eligibility and insurer exposure.
We assisted the insurer in managing five interconnected personal injury claims involving complex jurisdictional and policy interpretation issues, delivering a coordinated strategy to contain exposure.
We acted for the excess D&O insurers in a landmark case involving corruption allegations and policy non-disclosure, ensuring no monetary liability for the excess layers.
We acted for the insurer defending indemnity claims exceeding $300 million arising from a financial services company’s remediation program, with the matter resolving on confidential terms.
We represented an insured transport company in a multi-million dollar claim concerning alleged delivery of incorrect goods leading to contamination at an energy facility. After establishing key factual inaccuracies, we reached a resolution at over 75% less than the original claim.
We acted in the defence of a multi-million dollar professional negligence claim against a law firm, brought by tje liquidator of a development entity, settled prior to proceedings being served, ensuring that reputational risk was contained and within the insurance cover limit, which was significantly less than total loss alleged.
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