Welcome
Wotton Kearney has handled over 1500 historical abuse claims as either defence or coverage counsel, and with 150+ lawyers now practising in this area across our six Australian offices, this is a category of claims in which we have developed considerable experience and expertise.
Our 2022 video series is intended to provide a high-level summary of some of the issues we regularly deal with on a day-to-day basis in managing historical abuse claims. Each topic is presented by a different senior specialist, also providing the opportunity to get to know the broader W+K team specialising in abuse claims.
All the videos are provided below. If you have any questions on the content provided or would like to arrange a presentation on any specific topic, please contact one of our presenters or your main partner contact at W+K.
If you want to view our 2021 video series click here.
Topic summary and presenters
- Settlement Revisits – William Yeo (Senior Associate, NSW), Gemma Burke (Special Counsel, ACT), Tushka Sridharan (Senior Associate, VIC), Dominique Fordyce (Senior Associate, QLD),
- Stay Applications – Joseph Vermiglio (Senior Associate, NSW/VIC/SA), Gemma Burke (ACT), Liana Isaac (QLD), Ken Grunder (WA)
- Practice & Procedure Issues – Matthew Elson (Special Counsel, SA), Gemma Burke (ACT)
- Vicarious Liability – Lily Kidman (Senior Associate, NSW)
- Unusual Heads of Damages – Connor Molloy (Senior Associate, NSW)
- Forced Adoptions – Tushka Sridharan (Senior Associate, VIC)