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Insurance Specialists
SMD Lawyers core strength is insurance litigation. and the firm acts for international, national and state underwriters, underwriting agencies and claim managers. Our combined experience extends to every class of policy coverage, statutory insurance scheme (including self-insured Workcover claims) as well as drafting and interpreting Product Disclosure Statements.
Our insurance litigation experience includes:
- Domestic/commercial property and liability
- Commercial/Fleet motor
- Plant and equipment
- ISR and Construction risk
- Product and public liability
- Personal injuries, including self-insured WorkCover
- Marine cargo/carriers liability
- Indemnity advice and policy interpretation
- Fraud and misrepresentation investigations and advice
- Fidelity guarantee/li>
- Life and Disability
- Representation in Civil and Administrative Tribunals nationally
Our Reputation
The firm’s reputation as a specialised insurance practice recently resulted in being engaged by the latest Queensland based underwriting agency to draft their brief of documents to commence operations in Australia, including separate home, contents and residential strata PDS’s, the respective Key Facts Statements, Privacy and Cookies policies and an Authorised Broker Agreement. Our knowledge of insurance law coupled with our litigation experience enables us to provide legal services to our clients at the highest professional standard Australia wide.
Commercial/Litigation
SMD Lawyers acts for private and corporate clients. providing advice, resolution strategies and litigation representation in response to the legal issues which inevitably arise in their commercial enterprises from time to time.
Our commercial and litigation experience includes:
- Insurance indemnity disputes/policy interpretation
- Under deductible property damage claims, including consequential losses
- AFCA complaints
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- Company liquidations in Federal Court
- Representation in ACCC complaints
- Representation in Civil and Administrative Tribunals nationally
- Fair Work Act complaints
- Representation in QIRC
- Federal Court employment claims
- Contract/warranty claims
- Work Health and Safety complaints and investigations
Successfully litigating commercial claims Australia wide
Our knowledge of the procedural and evidentiary rules in each State and Federal jurisdiction enables us to successfully litigate or defend a wide variety of commercial claims for our clients throughout Australia in a timely and cost effective manner. There is no longer any need to engage separate law firms or their branch offices in each State.
Broker Assist
SMD Lawyers created Broker Assist to focus on providing tailored legal solutions to the insurance broker industry in response to the numerous and changing legal and regulatory obligations affecting their businesses operations including the application of the federal consumer laws, broker regulatory and compliance obligations and advice on codes of practice.
Through Broker Assist we also provide our direct advice and recommendations to the clients of our insurance broker referrers relating to their insurance indemnity disputes as well as a wide range of legal issues which affect the day to day operation of an Australian business.
SMD is already the recommended legal service provider for several Australian insurance brokerages in multiple State and Court jurisdictions. SMD is already the recommended legal service provider for several Australian insurance brokerages in multiple State and Court jurisdictions.
Our Broker Assist services and experience includes:
- Indemnity advice and policy interpretation
- AFCA complaints
- Trade credit recoveries Australia wide
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- Company liquidations in Federal Court
- Representation in ACCC complaints
- Representation in Civil and Administrative Tribunals nationally
- Work Health and Safety complaints and investigations
- Representation in QIRC
- PDS and endorsement comparison and advice on coverages
- Policy interpretation re: unfair contract terms
- Advice on liability, contribution and quantum
- Investigate commercial and complex claims
