Insurance Services

We advise on the following insurance coverage issues:

• interpreting and drafting policies of insurance;
• indemnity provisions in contracts;
• claims assessment;
• statutory and compliance issues;
• corporate insurance;
• risk review; and
• management of commercial projects for various corporate entities

Examples of cases where we have acted for national and multinational insurers and corporations include:

• a $20 million recovery proceeding for business interruption and material damage arising from a defective papermaking machine at Paperlinx Ltd’s Maryvale paper mill;
• a $15 million claim concerning business interruption and material damage arising from a fire at Johnson Matthey’s gold refinery in Thomastown;
• defending 6 concurrent Supreme Court proceedings for a Lloyds’ of London Syndicate for economic loss in excess of $20 million arising from the collapse of the Corio Overpass in Geelong. These proceedings also involved a claim for damages arising from the death of a worker in the incident and 3 further claims for damages by injured workers;
• defending a claim for breach of various lease covenants and Occupational Health & Safety Regulations arising from asbestos contamination of commercial premises; and
• a product recall claim involving the recall of Arnott’s Snackfoods’ potato chips due to undeclared allergens in the product.

Our expertise extends to insurance disputes, including:

• breach of contract;
• occupational health and safety;
• corporations law;
• dispute resolution / mediation;
• freedom of information;
• workers’ compensation; and
• general tort-based litigation