Judy has specialised in insurance litigation since 2002. Prior to her admission in 2004, Judy worked for 2 years as a Financial Lines and Casualty claims examiner with the, then, AIG managing a portfolio of claims involving directors and officers liability, fidelity, professional indemnity, financial institutions liability, employment practices liability and general liability claims. Judy also worked with AIG as a financial lines underwriter analysing company risk exposures and developing risk management strategies. Judy's current practice comprises public and products liability, professional indemnity, contractual recovery and coverage issue matters. Judy has recently completed a 4 month secondment with one of Australia's largest general insurers managing an extensive portfolio of public and products liability claims.
Judy is admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of NSW and High Court of Australia and has represented client interests in proceedings instituted in various Courts of NSW, Victoria and Queensland. Judy has also practiced as a solicitor in the District and Supreme Court of Queensland in personal injury and property matters.
Judy's recent matters include:
occupier's liability claims involving personal injury and property damage;
defending cleaners in relation to accidents in shopping centres;
defending employers in relation to worksite accidents;
defending a large and established heavy equipment retail and service repairer in a property damage claim involving numerous cross defendants;
acting for manufacturers and suppliers in product liability and catastrophic personal injury matters involving claims under the Trade Practices Act 1974; and
defending negligence claims against a responsible entity through professional indemnity insurers.
Memberships
Australian Insurance Law Association
Women in Insurance
Law Society of New South Wales
NSW Claims Discussion Group
Australian Professional Indemnity Group