Jacomb Bell is a Partner in the HWLE General Insurance group in Melbourne.
Jacomb specialises in public and product liability, property damage and personal injury claims. Jacomb also acts for Owners Corporations in disputes regarding property damage, water ingress, building defects, defamation, discrimination, financial management and Owners Corporation governance. Jacomb accepts appointments to act for Owners Corporations from liability insurers covering general liability, office bearer liability and legal defence expense cover.
Jacomb was recently recognised in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers™ Australia: Ones to Watch for Personal Injury Litigation.
Expertise
Experience
- Transport Operator Successfully defending a major transport operator in a Supreme Court proceeding brought against it by a statutory insurer.
- Food processor Successfully pursuing an indemnity claim against a statutory insurer in the Supreme Court on behalf of a major food manufacturer.
- Owners Corporation Successfully pursuing summary dismissal of a VCAT proceeding on behalf of a residential Owners Corporation in an Equal Opportunity proceeding.
- Owners Corporation Successfully defending a claim brought against a residential Owners Corporation in VCAT under s.16 of the Water Act 1989 (Vic) and s.46 of the Owners Corporations Act 2006 (Vic) in relation to water ingress.
- Owners Corporation Successfully defending a residential Owners Corporation in a corporate governance dispute brought in VCAT by a lot owner.
- Commercial Property Group Successfully extracting a commercial property group from multiple personal injury proceedings without any settlement contribution from the client.
- International insurers Successfully ending multiple insurance coverage disputes under liability policies.