Insurance Defence - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Moray & Agnew is a well-known national firm, principally focussed on insurance defence issues and routinely handling back-end work for significant insurer clients, reinsurers, underwriters and government agencies. Its insurance team offers specialist knowledge in a range of areas including public liability, medical negligence, industrial special risks and D&O liability. Its clients include international insurers, niche insurers, underwriters, brokers, reinsurers, claims management agencies, government agencies and self-insured corporations. The firm is active in the life insurance space and offers niche expertise in the employment practices liability and workers' compensation spheres.
Strengths
"Moray & Agnew is a trustworthy, professional and reliable firm. Its advice is timely, thorough and a pleasure to read. The lawyers are personable, available and unafraid to pioneer new case law."
"Its knowledge and understanding of the scheme and the law is fundamental in its ability to provide outstanding service and outcomes to our clients."
Work Highlights
Moray & Agnew advised on and defended Chemtrans, insured by Vero Insurance, in a litigation commenced in the Federal Court arising from an incident at the Mount Piper Power Station. The applicant alleged that Chemtrans’ was negligent in that it caused a carriage containing oil for the power station to be incorrectly transcribed, leading to the wrong carriage and type of oil being unloaded into the power station.
Notable practitioners
National managing partner Geoff Connellan is a key contact for clients.
