Raisa is a Special Counsel in the HWL Ebsworth National Insurance Group based in Canberra.
Raisa has extensive experience in civil litigation and insurance law. She acts for both private insurers and government agencies, in the areas of public liability, workers compensation, medical negligence, coronial inquests, medical disciplinary matters, and motor vehicle accidents.
Raisa has over 10 years of experience managing un-litigated and litigated claims and takes a commercial approach to her matters. Having acted for both plaintiffs and defendants and in both the private and government contexts, Raisa adopts a balanced perspective when assessing clients’ prospects of success, which results in fair outcomes. Raisa has developed strong advocacy skills from her appearances in ACT Magistrates and Supreme Courts, the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Expertise
Experience
- Plaintiffs Advising in respect of motor vehicle accident claims, public liability claims, institutional abuse claims, and workers compensation claims regarding catastrophic injuries litigated in the ACT Supreme Court and ACT Court of Appeal.
- Insurers Advising in respect of statutory entitlement claims and common law claims enlivening the jurisdiction of the ACT Industrial Court, ACT Magistrates Court, and ACT Supreme Court.
- Medical practitioners disciplinary matters Advising in both the ACT and NSW, including the interplay between disciplinary action and civil law proceedings.
- Government entities Advising in respect of claims in a variety of insurance areas and notably the defence of complex medical negligence claims and historical abuse claims.
- Private and government entities Advising in high profile coronial inquests.
- Large scale litigation Advising on matters involving multiple defendants, indemnity and insurance issues, significant quantum assessments, and complex contribution claims.
- Insurers in respect of tribunal advocacy Arising from matters of statutory interpretation.