Alistair is an experienced insurance lawyer specialising in general liability and personal injury claims. He has expertise in complex litigation including workplace, public liability, transport accident and statutory recovery claims.
Experience
Alistair specialises in advising insurers on casualty claims portfolio, including complex multi-party litigation and indemnity matters.
Alistair's practice involves covers both litigated and unlitigated claims, providing strategic advice on coverage, liability, quantum, and overall claims management. Alistair has significant experience representing clients in mediations and is skilled in negotiating practical resolutions that support efficient and cost-effective claims outcomes.
Alistair's areas of expertise include:
- acting for insurers and insureds in public liability litigation involving personal injury
- defending complex multi-party workplace litigation including worker common law claims and statutory recovery claims
- acting for various building contractors in construction matters involving personal injury or property damage
- deep understanding of insurer client experience through secondments with private insurers.
Career highlights
Alistair's experience includes:
- acting for AFL clubs and associations in concussion related litigation including AFL concussion class action
- defending a swimming instructor in connection with a multi-million dollar catastrophic personal injury claim
- defending personal trainers and sport associations in personal injury claims
- successfully defending to verdict, a building contractor in connection with fire damage to a residential home. The claim involved multiple trade contractors, each alleged to have performed defective works
- acting for building contractors in response to personal injury claims
- successfully defending a tractor supplier in connection with a personal injury and property damage class action arising from a bushfire.