Property

• Advising property insurers on claims arising from damage to residential, commercial and industrial buildings and infrastructure , including recovery options.

Coverage

• Acting as coverage counsel in large, complex infrastructure claims, including claims in Asia, Africa and South America.

Construction

• Successfully resolving multiple claims brought by owners’ corporations against a local Sydney council concerning allegations of negligent certification of building works/fire protection services.
• Acting for a multi-national geotechnical engineering regarding multiple professional indemnity claims in various jurisdictions, including Australia and Canada.
• Successfully resolving a claim brought against leading geotechnical engineering firm arising from a structural failure of the M1 tunnel in Sydney.
• Acting for major construction corporations in defence of large, complex infrastructure claims (including the Third Runway claim).
• Successfully resolving a claim brought by a utilities operator against a major engineering firm arising from the construction of a 4.5km wastewater pipeline in New South Wales.
• Acting for insurers in defence of claims against architects, engineers and quantity surveyors, including claims arising from catastrophic failures of tunnels, excavations, formwork, scaffolding, roof and building facades.

Subrogated recoveries

• Acting in subrogated recovery actions (including a successful recovery arising from the Lane Cove Tunnel collapse).

Litigation

• Acting for corporations in disputes arising from commercial contracts, including franchise, agency and supply agreements.

Defamation

• Acting in defence of litigated defamation claims brought against professionals, local councils, associations and individuals.