Raisa Aniversario

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, practising in a variety of areas. Raisa 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 also advises medical practitioners in respect of employment issues arising outside the scope of professional indemnity insurance.

Raisa has over 10 years of experience managing un-litigated and litigated claims and takes a commercial approach to her matters to assist clients to achieve a satisfactory resolution. 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’s experience includes appearing in the ACT Magistrates and Supreme Courts, the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. She has also developed strong negotiation skills and utilises her varied experience of work to achieve fair outcomes for her clients.

Experience

Raisa’s experience includes advising:

  • Private plaintiffs in respect of motor vehicle accident claims, public liability claims, and workers compensation claims regarding catastrophic injuries litigated in the ACT Supreme Court and ACT Court of Appeal.
  • Private insurers in respect of claims in a variety of insurance areas and notably motor vehicle accident claims giving rise to significant physical and psychological injuries. Raisa was also instrumental in her management of the legal work for one of Australia’s Compulsory Third-Party insurers, resulting in the development of their Canberra claims management portfolio.
  • Government entities in respect of claims in a variety of insurance areas and notably the defence of complex medical negligence claims.
  • High profile coronial inquests acting for government entities.
  • Large scale litigation on matters involving multiple defendants, indemnity and insurance issues, significant quantum assessments, and complex contribution claims.

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