Andrew is a partner who has practised in insurance litigation for almost 10 years. Before that, he worked in a small general law firm, gaining broad experience which continues to assist him in his day to day insurance practice.
Andrew has acted for a range of local and international insurers and practices principally in the following areas:
- statutory recovery actions and worker's compensation claims (including s. 138 Accident Compensation Act 1985 (VIC) and s. 104 Transport Accident Act 1986 (VIC) claims);
- product liability and property damage claims (including Fire and Water Act 1986 (VIC) claims);
- public occupier's liability;
- Occupational Health and Safety (including WorkSafe prosecutions);
- asbestos and dust diseases;
- government liability;
- other recovery actions, including actions brought by way of subrogation; and
- policy interpretation, statutory indemnity and double insurance issues.
Andrew's recent matters include:
- statutory recovery actions (s. 138) by the Victorian WorkCover Authority and related Serious Injury Application and common law actions. These cases have involved product liability claims, construction site injuries, Legionnaires disease, exposures to chemical fumes, gradual process injuries, psychological injuries and the more 'common' L4-L5 disc prolapse claims;
- catastrophic injury claims, including a brain injured camper struck by a tree limb whilst sleeping in his tent and a young lady who fell into a shaft;
- building and constructions claims. Andrew recently acted for a concreting company that constructed footings that did not comply with structural drawings. The building was subject to significant deferential movement but expert evidence is tending to causes other than the footings; and
- fire damage claims including a claim against the importer of a dishwasher and against a builder because he did not ensure lighting had been installed correctly by its subcontractor electrician.