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Insurance Defence - Australia

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The Kennedys insurance team is a respected firm, noted for its impressive regional and broader international reach, particularly to the London market, and strength in contentious work. The firm primarily provides for insurer clients on a range of matters, covering all lines of insurance and including risk management issues, D&O disputes and public liability claims. Its insurance team operates in a wide range of areas, including the financial, corporate, construction, media and political sectors, notably developing its profile in the medical malpractice space.

Work Highlights

  • Kennedys acted on behalf of Device Technologies and its global insurers in relation to a product liability claim brought against Device Technologies for alleged defective intraocular lenses.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Nicole Wearne
2
Nicole Wearne
2
Band 2
Nicole Wearne is experienced across a comprehensive range of contentious insurance issues, being particularly well known for her handling of D&O and other professional indemnity matters.
Matt Andrews
3
Matt Andrews
3
Band 3

Matt Andrews brings to the table a particularly impressive track record in the insurance space, including deep familiarity with financial lines, property and international insurance issues, the last enhanced by the benefits of 21 years' experience in the London market.

Matt Andrews has a great strategic brain and explains things really well.

Chris Finn
4
Chris Finn
4
Band 4
Chris Finn is based in Sydney and focuses closely on public and product liability claims and professional indemnity issues, acting for clients from a very wide range of industries, including the construction, energy, hospitality, medical, resources and transportation sectors.
Penny Taylor
4
Penny Taylor
4
Band 4
Penny Taylor specialises in financial lines insurance matters generally and professional indemnity matters in particular. She offers particularly noted experience in the handling of ASIC prosecutions, class actions and high-profile D&O-related litigation.

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Nicole Wearne
2
Nicole Wearne
2
Band 2
Matt Andrews
3
Matt Andrews
3
Band 3
Chris Finn
4
Chris Finn
4
Band 4
Penny Taylor
4
Penny Taylor
4
Band 4