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The work of our Australian insurance and re-insurance team focuses on the most complex and high-value of insurance matters. We deal with matters that are multi-layered, cross-border, and involve multiple jurisdictions and are known for our catastrophe, casualty and business interruption expertise. The work we do is both contentious (including claims) and non-contentious providing a comprehensive range of dispute resolution, transactional and regulatory legal services to the insurance and reinsurance sector.

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Insurance: Policyholder - Australia

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What the Team is Known For

HFW's solid practice is backed by a global network of offices and is thus equipped to offer expertise covering both the Australian and international markets and cross-jurisdictional insurance matters. The firm is notably well-placed to deal with insurance issues affecting high-profile policyholders in the aviation, construction, energy, mining and shipping sectors, including claims and disputes generated by catastrophic events of both natural and human origin. The team also advises extensively on financial transfer and alternative risk transfer issues and on matters concerning company relations with captive insurers.

Work Highlights

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  • HFW acted for the lead construction joint venture in the Sydney Light Rail project in a professional indemnity insurance claim arising out of a claim made against it by the project principal, which involves coverage issues.

Strengths

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They have a very strong insurance team. We have a longstanding relationship with HFW; they have supported us in large complex claims, divestitures and acquisitions.

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Notable Practitioners

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Richard Jowett
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Richard Jowett is based in Melbourne and is particularly well-known for his representation of major construction, engineering and resources sector insureds involved in high-value business interruption or casualty cases.

A great lawyer who is very experienced with a lot of inside industry knowledge.

Richard is a subject matter expert. He is very thorough and open-minded.

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Richard Jowett
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Members

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Ben Buckhurst

Brendan McCashin

Brian Rom

Sophy Woodward

Industries

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Commodities

Construction

Energy

Maritime

Resources

Shipping

Transport