Michael is a Special Counsel in the Corporate Insurance group at HWL Ebsworth Lawyers.
Michael has experience in public liability, workers compensation, medical negligence, historical abuse and CTP matters. Michael has worked with state and Federal public insurers, as well as a number of private insurers and underwriters.
Michael has a Bachelor of Laws (hons) and Bachelor of Business (Management) from the Queensland University of Technology. Michael was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2008.
Expertise
Experience
- Insurers Advising in relation to public liability, historical abuse, medical negligence, CTP, and workers compensation matters.
- Large government and non-government insurers Acting in courts and at settlement conferences and mediations under various personal injuries regimes.
- Insurers Advising on issues as to indemnity and policy interpretation.
- Public hospitals Advising on ways to minimise future risks and assisting to formulate new protocols.
- Clients Drafting responses to complaints raised against public health services to the Office of the Health Ombudsman.