Insurance Defence
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
Band 4
Email address
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+61 2 8289 5800About
Provided by Mills Oakley
We are a national “one stop shop” for insurers and insureds seeking advice across the broad spectrum of risk types including general, life, statutory and specialist insurance lines.
Our independently recognised specialist insurance team includes an advisory practice offering front-end insurance expertise. We have undertaken matters successfully at all levels, including Courts of Appeal and the High Court of Australia, in cases that have set precedents on how the law is applied, including high profile civil and coronial cases.
Our clients include some of Australia’s leading insurers including Suncorp, Allianz, QBE, IAG, Zurich, Statewide Mutual, Chubb, Hollard, Berkshire Hathaway, Berkley Insurance Australia, Jones Lang Lasalle, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, HDI Global SE, Local Government WorkCare, AXA Corporate Solutions and Liberty.
Chambers Review
Mills Oakley demonstrates strong litigation capability, with expertise across a broad range of insurance lines including construction, marine, professional indemnity, D&O and medical.
Work Highlights
- Mills Oakley acted for Gordian RunOff in a test case in the NSW Supreme Court involving the interpretation of a statutory limitation on cover imposed on policies of Builders Warranty Insurance by the Home Building Act 1989 and the potential application of s54 of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 to that statutory limitation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mills Oakley is flexible, provides detailed advice and has a sense of urgency and broad depth of knowledge across the firm."
"Mills Oakley provides great client service with authentic care and commitment to clients."
"Mills Oakley is flexible, provides detailed advice and has a sense of urgency and broad depth of knowledge across the firm."
"Mills Oakley provides great client service with authentic care and commitment to clients."
Notable Practitioners
Louise Cantrill in Sydney combines the talents of an experienced litigator with those of an accomplished adviser on non-contentious insurance issues.
"Louise has high energy and is interpersonally good. He is good in a mediation setting."
Stefan Sudweeks is based in Mills Oakley's Sydney office and is an experienced litigator of professional indemnity and D&O liability cases on behalf of both domestic insurance and reinsurance companies and a number of Lloyd's syndicates.
Ranked Lawyers at
Mills Oakley
Australia
Members
Provided by Mills Oakley
Daren Curry
David Slatyer
Jason Symons
Mark Civitella
Michael Down
Mike Roberts
Nicola Murphy
Nieva Connell
Nikki Cassar
Rebecca Roberts
Stuart Eustice