Miranda specialises in defending general liability claims and acts primarily on behalf of government agencies, including the NSW Police Force and Department of Communities and Justice. Miranda has extensive experience advising on intentional torts and personal injury claims.
Miranda is detail-oriented and known for her quality advice. She regularly appears in the NSW District and Supreme Courts. Her technical skills, commercial mindset, and understanding of the priorities of government entities enables her to achieve cost-effective and timely outcomes that are consistent with her clients’ policies and objectives.
- Acting in litigated and unlitigated general insurance claims for government bodies.
- Defending intentional tort claims for false imprisonment, assault, battery, trespass, malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office, and personal injury claims brought against government agencies, including historical abuse claims.
- Before joining Wotton Kearney, Miranda worked as a lawyer at the Office of the General Counsel, NSW Police Force. In this role, she maintained a large practice comprised of complex intentional tort matters and ex gratia, property damage and hurt on duty claims, had primary carriage of the festival strip searches class action, and worked on the Lindt Café siege inquest.
Areas of Expertise
- Personal Injury
Industry Representation
- Public Sector and Education
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of New South Wales
- NSW Claims Discussion Group