Connect with meAlena is an experienced litigator practising in a range of insurance classes, including general liability, professional indemnity, subrogated recovery actions, defence of regulatory prosecutions and construction claims.
She has appeared at the Magistrates Court, District Court, Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Court, and has acted as counsel in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia.
Alena provides liability, quantum, recovery and strategic management advice in a wide range of claims. She takes pride in providing proactive and commercial advice that focuses on obtaining the best resolution for clients. She brings a strong commercial and strategic focus to all matters she is involved in.
Property Damage
- Acted for a major international insurer in pursuing a recovery action in excess of $15 million against Mainroads and its subcontractors regarding a fire that destroyed a luxury resort.
- Acted for construction subcontractors in a claim involving a question of whether piling works caused cracking and subsidence in an adjoining property.
- Acted for the second defendant in Bis Industries Limited v Kelso Pty Ltd [2020] WASC 444 wherein Master Sanderson found that images and data records prepared in the course of expert testing are not the subject of legal professional privilege and that they should be made available to the defendants.
Professional Indemnity
- Acted as counsel for various employees and former employees of the City of Perth at the private and public hearings in the Inquiry into the City of Perth, including the former CEO of the City of Perth.
Defence of Regulatory Prosecution
- Acted for a company and its director regarding breaches of section 67(3) of the Quarantine Act 1908 (Cth) “illegal importation” and section 186(4) of the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth) “contravening conditions applying to conditionally non-prohibited goods brought or imported into Australian territory”.
- Professional Liability
- Property Damage
- Construction and Infrastructure
- Industrial and Commercial Property
- Manufacturing and Consumer Goods
- Law Society of Western Australia