Experience

Greenway Chambers

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Barrister

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Professional liability and discipline. Class actions and bushfire litigation. Commissions of Inquiry. Health law and policy. Public and administrative law. Commercial litigation, insurance and property litigation. Intentional torts. Professional liability and discipline. Class actions and bushfire litigation. Commissions of Inquiry. Health law and policy. Public and administrative law. Commercial litigation, insurance and property litigation. Intentional torts.



8 Selborne Chambers

• 174 Phillip St Sydney

• Barrister

  • May 2016 - Jan 2019

  Medical negligence, public liability, insurance, property and personal injury litigation. Large scale government litigation relating to bush fires and other catastrophic events. Intentional torts. Education and abuse claims. Coronial Inquests and Commissions of Inquiry. Professional indemnity and disciplinary matters. Health law and policy. Administrative law, discrimination and breach of privacy. Commercial litigation. Medical negligence, public liability, insurance, property and personal injury litigation. Large scale government litigation relating to bush fires and other catastrophic events. Intentional torts. Education and abuse claims. Coronial Inquests and Commissions of Inquiry. Professional indemnity and disciplinary matters. Health law and policy. Administrative law, discrimination and breach of privacy. Commercial litigation.



Curwoods Lawyers

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Counsel

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2016

  Professional indemnity, medical negligence, public liability, insurance matters acting for insurers interstate, in the UK and US. Bush fire litigation, litigation for transport and emergency agencies relating to catastrophic events. Relationship Manager for TfNSW Legal Panel. Inquests and Commissions of Inquiry. Catastrophic litigation related to mining disasters. Disciplinary matters and administrative law. Moderated industry forums on disaster insurance, transport and government litigation, inquests, commissions of inquiry, bushfire litigation, privacy and social media and the law. Commercial litigation. Active member of the firm's pro bono committee. Show less



GILD Insurance Litigation

• Legal Manager (and Acting Executive Manager)

  • Nov 1998 - Sep 2012

  Medical negligence litigation, large scale bush fire litigation and other government litigation for transport and emergency agencies relating to catastrophic events such as the Thredbo Landslide and water contamination. Acted in Warragamba Winery v State of NSW (No 9) (2012) NSWSC 701- 90 day hearing successfully defended 1st action for bushfire started by a natural cause. High profile Coronial Inquests and Inquiries. Administrative law. Has sat on Ministerial Steering Committees and advised Government on the introduction of legislation and policy such as Open Disclosure and Incident Management in Health. Sat on an expert panel at the 1st International Incident Disclosure Conference 2012 and has moderated industry forums on disaster insurance, bushfire litigation and social media and the law. Show less



Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Solicitor

  • Jan 1993 - Nov 1998

  Common law, personal injury, medical negligence, property and general litigation. Abuse claims for plaintiffs and defendants. Criminal law. Commercial litigation, possessions list for banks and equity. Common law, personal injury, medical negligence, property and general litigation. Abuse claims for plaintiffs and defendants. Criminal law. Commercial litigation, possessions list for banks and equity.