Jacques has a wealth of experience in handling a wide array of financial lines and speciality claims. He advises insurers on coverage issues, including complex disputes, and serves as defence counsel for insureds. His expertise spans high-profile, high-value disputes, SME claims, and speciality and regulatory matters, with a focus on directors & officers, professional risks, and warranty & indemnity claims. Jacques also acts for clients in regulatory inquiries.
Jacques represents both insurers and insureds across various sectors. Known for his commercial and resolution-focused approach, Jacques is also recognised for his personal and stakeholder-oriented style.
Throughout his career, Jacques has been involved in several landmark cases, particularly in transaction liability and warranty & indemnity claims. He is acknowledged in The Legal 500 as a Leading Partner in insurance.
Warranty and Indemnity
- Acting in a litigated warranty and indemnity dispute valued at in excess of $200 million, where the claim involves complex global transaction of Singapore-based assets.
- Advising an insurer on two breaches of warranty claims relating to allegations of the underpayment of a material contract and an intellectual property dispute, following an acquisition deal worth over $300 million.
- Advising clients in various buy-side claims around breaches of warranties across multiple sectors.
- Advising on a sell-side policy claim around tax warranty breaches.
- Advising on a breach of warranty claim in the SME sector.
Professional Indemnity
- Advising on professional indemnity claims and acting as defence counsel on professional negligence claims against accountants, construction professionals, financial planners, mortgage brokers, stockbrokers and real estate professionals.
- Advising allied health professionals on claims and disciplinary proceedings.
- Advising clients in the NDIS and aged care sectors in complex regulatory investigations.
Directors and Officers Liability
- Advising insurers on complex claims under D&O and Management Liability policies involving directors & officers.
- Acting for directors in complex disputes and investigations, including group actions and disputes around investments and representations.
- Advising directors around disputes around statutory liability (such as WHS) and employment claims.
Coverage and Monitoring
- Advising clients on complex coverage matters across multiple product lines, including professional indemnity, financial institutions, warranty and indemnity, and D&O.
- Advising underwriters on a complex claim involving multiple class actions in North America against a global resources company.
- Advising D&O insurers on multiple Australian-based class actions.
- Directors and Officers Liability
- Financial Institutions
- Management Liability
- Professional Liability
- Technology Liability
- Trade Credit
- Warranty and Indemnity
- Construction and Infrastructure
- Financial Institutions and Services
- Professions and Business Services
- Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Technology and Cyber
- Australian Insurance Law Association
- Australian Professional Indemnity Group (NSW Committee Member)
- Law Society of New South Wales