Graeme has over 35 years’ insurance experience in Queensland and is a senior member of the Queensland Insurance team. He has extensive experience with personal injury claims relating to workers’ compensation, self-insurance, policy interpretation, accident compensation, occupiers’ liability, compulsory third-party claims, public liability and indemnity claims.
He has extensive experience in the case management and handling of asbestos claims, having acted for James Hardie and Amaca and Comcare. Graeme has been named in Best Lawyers™ Australia as one of Australia’s best lawyers in the fields of Insurance, Product Liability Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation. In Doyle’s Guide, Graeme has been ranked as ‘Recommended’ in the category of Workers Compensation.
Graeme has extensive experience in the conduct of settlement conferences and mediations across Queensland and is a senior advocate with over 35 years of experience in this alternative dispute resolution arena, achieving excellent outcomes for his diverse client base.
Expertise
Experience
- A large mining company Advising in the defence of a large claim for personal injuries involving significant issues in the industry including fatigue management and rostering practices.
- Personal liability Acting for a severely disabled tetraplegic as the result of a motor accident against both the CTP insurer and the nominal defendant necessitating a ten-day trial and eventual judgement for the plaintiff.
- A public liability insurer Advising in the defence of multiple claims including a catastrophic claim arising out of a construction accident.
- A large mining company Advising on contractual interpretation and the successful enforcement of contractual indemnities.
- A large self-insured Advising in the defence of a claim for personal injuries involving issues of road maintenance and dust suppression.
- Handling numerous complex administrative law matters Involving reviews and appeals in the QIRC, for Compensation matters in Queensland.
- Defending Common law claims Involving the defence of hundreds of claims brought against numerous Self Insured in Queensland for over 35 years.
- Queensland Workers Compensation Regulator Drafting and finalising hundreds of Review Decisions over the past 10 years.
- Clients Successfully negotiating complex, multimillion dollar, personal injury claims involving numerous parties and cross claims.
