Danielle is a partner in our Compulsory Third Party Insurance Team. She is a highly experienced insurance lawyer specialising in CTP and workers compensation claims.

Experience & expertise

Danielle acts for insurer clients across a wide range of personal injury matters, including complex and high‑value claims. She regularly represents clients in all key jurisdictions, including the Claims Assessment Resolution Service (CARS), Personal Injury Commission, District and Supreme Courts of NSW, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Australia.

Danielle has significant experience managing major and catastrophic claims, providing clear, strategic advice from early investigation through to resolution.

She is also highly skilled in handling claims involving suspected fraud, including staged accidents, complex causation issues and economic loss. Danielle has successfully achieved withdrawals and favourable judgments in fraud‑related matters following detailed investigations, delivering substantial savings for her clients.

Danielle’s expertise and forensic approach to claims has seen her achieve an impressive record of evidence-based and conservative resolutions of claims and dismissal and withdrawal of unmeritorious claims.

Known for her practical approach and strong client focus, Danielle is valued for her commitment to providing high‑quality service and outcomes to her clients.

The team at Moray & Agnew have a capacity to identify critical issues at an early stage and then to promote early resolution in a pragmatic way.

They are very collaborative, they keep every party fully informed and involved in the process. No need to chase them up. The individuals I deal with are the best, highly experienced and knowledgeable. They are very professional but still seem like normal people that you can talk to freely and without judgement. My clients feel the same, all questions answered no matter how trivial or silly they seem.

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.

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Work highlights

She been deeply involved in highly complex areas of law, including notable matters such as:

  • Gray v Richards [2014] HCA 40, where she instructed the insurer in a matter involving an infant plaintiff who had sustained a catastrophic brain injury. The matter proceeded to the High Court of Australia on issues involving complex fund management expenses
  • Successful NSW Court of Appeal case of Stuart v Walsh [2012] NSWCA 186, in which the District Court of NSW’s findings of negligence and contributory negligence of 10% were overturned and a verdict for the defendant was entered. The decision reinforced the principle of agony of the moment.

Professional background

Insurance Law Team ranked regional tier 1
Best Law Firms 2027

Diploma of Legal Practice
2014, College of Law
Diploma of Law (LPAB)
2013, College of Law

Women in Insurance NSW
Newcastle Law Society
Hunter Women in Insurance
Law Society of New South Wales
Contact Danielle
Tel: +61 2 4911 5471
Email: [email protected]
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