Brendon Denkha
Brendon Denkha is a Special Counsel in the Insurance practice group at HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, based in Perth. He brings a strong background in complex litigation and a strategic approach to insurance matters, developed through over a decade of legal experience.
Brendon commenced his legal career in 2011 at DLA Piper, working in the Finance and Projects team with a focus on large-scale back-end construction disputes. He transitioned into insurance law to pursue his passion for litigation and has since built a reputation for delivering clear, pragmatic advice to insurers and government agencies.
Since 2016, Brendon has practised exclusively as a defendant insurance litigator, with a particular focus on motor injury claims. He regularly acts for both major statutory insurers and private insurers, including the Motor Injury Insurance Division of the Insurance Commission of Western Australia, Transport Accident Commission of Victoria and IAG. Brendon joined HWLE in 2018 from Jackson McDonald, bringing with him deep expertise and a proven commitment to client service.
Experience
Brendon’s recent experience includes:
- Insurance Commission of Western Australia – successfully defending a personal injury claim with complex policy implications – Supreme Court of Victoria and Court of Appeal – Ugur Zengin v Insurance Commission of Western Australia [2020] VSC 237 and [2021] VSCA 80;
- Insurance Commission of Western Australia – successfully initiating multiple actions pursuant to section 29(2) of the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943 (WA) to compel claimants to prosecute claims, effectively reducing procedural delay and protecting client interests in contentious matters;
- Private and statutory insurers – defending over 1,000 personal injury claims arising from motor vehicle accidents, and appearing in over 500 District Court hearings, interlocutory processes and taxation proceedings;
- Compulsory third-party insurers – advising on a number of common law catastrophic injury matters arising from motor vehicle accidents (in excess of $10 million); and
- Private and national insurers – Achieved an exceptional early resolution rate, settling approximately 98.5% of personal injury claims at the first informal or pre-trial conference, demonstrating strategic foresight and strong negotiation capability.