Macrossans Lawyers

Macrossans Lawyers' litigation team has extensive knowledge and experience in the area of insurance law. We have advised clients from the initial claim stages through to mediation, settlement or litigation. We have represented insurers, insureds and third parties regarding insurance and risk management programs and concerns.

We are currently representing QBE (Europe) in claims arising from an incident at a major sports racing event and represent SingTel Optus in dispute matters. Previous clients also include the Queensland Local Government Mutual Liability Pool, WorkCover Queensland and National Marine.

Our lawyers have indepth experience and can advise on all types of insurance matters and coverage disputes, including:

• Professional indemnity
• Directors' and officers' duties
• Policy interpretation and drafting
• Claims assessment
• Statutory and compliance issues
• Corporate insurance and risk review for major projects
• Risk management
• Occupational health and safety
• Marine and aviation
• Compulsory Third Party Claims
• Public and products liability
• Workers compensation and personal injury matters.

Our experience

Professional negiligence

• Acting for plaintiffs in a wide range of professional negligence actions against solicitors, accountants and valuers
• Managing the litigation for large groups of private investors against legal advisors and valuers recovering losses in excess of $5 million incurred in private mortgage transactions.

Public liability

• Successfully defending Noosa Shire Council involving in a claim involving a training football field injury
• Defending companies against fraudulent claims including WorkCover, National Marine and Queensland Local Government Mutual Liability Pool (QLGMLP)
• Acting on behalf of rural property owners in Supreme Court proceedings regarding a $1 million claim involving an uninsured vehicle, ensuring proceedings were not pursued against one of our clients

Products liability

• On behalf of a self-insured client, successfully recovering damages in relation to complete slab failure of commercial construction in Cairns in 2006

Personal injury and workers compensation

• Acting on behalf of a hotel group in relation to accidents on hotel sites in North Queensland and the Harvey Bay region, with one of the claims successfully resisted.

• Representing insurer in the Supreme Court in a major death claim as a result of sailing vessel collision. Successfully obtained contribution from other tortfeasors.

For further information please contact Tony Mylne.