Ivan Medak is a specialist in statutory insurance law, with deep expertise across workers compensation, industrial common law liability, and statutory indemnity claims. He regularly advises government entities, iCare scheme agents, self-insured organisations, and specialist insurers on complex matters involving policy interpretation, indemnity disputes, risk management, double insurance, and administrative law. His work is distinguished by a strong focus on contractual indemnity claims within workers compensation frameworks.
Ivan has acted in several landmark employer liability cases before the NSW Court of Appeal, including matters involving estoppel, limitation periods, waiver, and duty of care. His strategic approach and technical precision have earned recognition in Doyle’s Guide as a Leading WorkCover & Workers Compensation Lawyer. Ivan’s clients value his ability to navigate high-stakes litigation and deliver clear, commercially sound advice in sensitive and high-profile disputes.
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- Claims management Working with an insurer to prepare a “current state analysis” and claims management strategies in relation to a cohort of claims valued at in excess of $350 million. The project included a review of scientific literature as well as consultations with medical practitioners on epidemiologic evidence and clinical and claims assessment processes.
- Government Agency Acting for a Government Agency in response to a series of deaths and catastrophic injuries suffered by the victims of bushfires. The claims received significant media attention and were cumulatively valued at in excess of $15 million.
- NSW Legislative Assembly Representing The Speaker in a damages claim by an Electorate Officer, involving a novel argument that a tort by a former Minister could be attributed to The Speaker and the Crown. Ivan managed complex stakeholder engagement and drafted press releases for this high-profile case.