Insurance Defence - Australia
What the team is known for
Carter Newell's respected team maintains a particularly strong Brisbane presence and profile, backed by offerings in Sydney and Melbourne. The team acts exclusively for insurance providers and advisers, including brokers, captive insurers and underwriting agencies, on contentious, advisory and regulatory matters, the former including defence of litigated claims, subrogated recoveries and mediated disputes. It offers expertise in insurance issues specific to a wide range of industries and business sectors, including aviation, healthcare, hospitality and shipping, and is particularly well regarded for the strength of its construction insurance capability.
Notable practitioners
Patrick Mead is based in Brisbane and enjoys widespread recognition as a particularly accomplished practitioner where construction sector insurance issues - on which he is a published authority - are concerned. "Patrick is a standout for his advisory work and has had a number of excellent results for us on litigated matters as well."
