Maja Visic

Maja is a Special Counsel in our Compulsory Third Party Team.

Maja has acted on behalf of major Australian private and government CTP insurers in personal injury claims, since 2013. She has expertise and particular interest in claims involving complex/ catastrophic claims as well as fraud.

Experience & expertise

Maja has experience in claims management during the pre-proceedings and litigation stages, including acting for the CTP insurers and the NIISQ Agency in personal injury claims under the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 and the National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016.

Maja’s personal injury practice involves advising on indemnity, liability and quantum issues, and representing parties in alternative dispute resolution including mediations, compulsory conferences and informal negotiations, court applications and also at trials.

Work highlights

• Provided advise to the CTP insurers on a number of nervous shock and dependency claims, including claims made by overseas claimants
• Represented the CTP insurers on a number of successful applications before the District Court of Queensland to withhold material from disclosure due to a reasonable suspicion of fraud
• Represented the self-insured in Price v Southern Cross Television (TNT9) Pty Ltd which involved a plaintiff who sustained injuries after jumping off a cliff on the Tasmanian coast. The defendant successfully utilised the ‘obvious risk’ and ‘dangerous recreational activity’ defences available under the Civil Liability Act 2002 (TAS) as well as the defence of voluntary assumption of risk
• Represented the CTP insurer in Gibb v AAI Limited in respect of a successful striking out application for want of prosecution at the Toowoomba District Court. This related to the self-acting plaintiff failing to provide a statement of loss and damage in accordance with the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (QLD)
• Represented the CTP insurer in relation to number of applications that dealt with the independent costs assessment
• Represented the public liability insurers in various matters involving resolutions on ‘walk away’ basis with each party agreeing to bear their own costs.