Belinda has specialised in insurance law since 1999. She joined Wotton + Kearney at its inception in 2002 having practised insurance law with Phillips Fox.
Belinda's areas of expertise are:
- public and product liability claims, particularly third party personal injury and property damage claims against insured and large corporate self-insured entities;
- produced recall and contaminated products claims;
- first party property damage claims;
- professional indemnity claims; and
- advising on policy cover issues and representing insurers in litigated indemnity disputes.
Belinda has extensive experience in conducting litigated claims in various Australian jurisdictions including Federal, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, South Australian, Queensland and Victorian jurisdictions. She has managed claims litigated in overseas jurisdictions such as the USA.
Belinda's recent matters include:
- defending public liability claims ranging from small claims to catastrophic injuries for Insureds including residential and commercial occupiers, construction site contractors, roads and statutory authorities and voluntary and "not for profit" associations;
- defending manufacturers and suppliers in product liability claims involving animal feed, paint products, recreational equipment, electrical products and mechanical componentry;
- representing accountants, financial advisers, engineers, architects, project managers and risk management consultants in professional indemnity claims; and
- advising insurers on coverage and recovery issues under public liability, professional indemnity, product recall/contaminated products, first party property damage and ISR policies.