David Andersen is a Partner in HWL Ebsworth’s Insurance group. He has over 30 years’ experience advising on complex personal injury claims for insurers and self-insured corporations. He acts across various industries including energy and resources, transport, manufacturing, property and local government.
David specialises in dust diseases litigation, workers compensation, and insurance indemnity disputes. He represents major corporations, insurers and government. He has appeared in significant appellate and trial matters involving asbestos exposure, industrial deafness, and insurance policy interpretation.
David has been recognised in Doyle’s Guide as “pre-eminent” in dust diseases and listed in Best Lawyers 2025. He is also a member of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee.
Expertise
Experience
- An overseas insurer Advising on indemnity issues arising out of a large property damage claim from a mine site in Queensland.
- Insurers Acting for and advising on potential liability for exposure to silica and coal dust on construction sites and mine sites throughout Australia.
- Clients Successfully appearing without counsel to establish when regular payments of commission are to be excluded from pre-injury earnings for workers compensation purposes.
- Clients Successfully appearing without counsel to establish the entitlement of defendants and their insurers to separate representation in dust disease claims.
- Clients Achieving a significant Appeal result without counsel in 2015 that has had general application to NSW workers compensation claims. This has reduced the liabilities of all NSW insurers and self-insureds across the board.
- Clients Acting in several complex disputed insurance indemnity matters involving long tail liabilities.
- Major corporations Assisting in determining actuarial aspects of classes of claims.