Connect with meJacinta works across Wotton Kearney’s Property, Energy & Infrastructure and General Liability teams.
She has extensive experience in handling property damage and construction litigated and non-litigated disputes, including third party liability and first party recoveries, across several Australian jurisdictions. She also regularly provides coverage advice on complex and major losses.
Jacinta’s expertise has been significantly enhanced through her secondments in complex/major loss and recoveries roles at a large insurer.
Jacinta has been recognised in the 2023, 2024 and 2025 editions of the Best Lawyers for Australia as being “One to watch” for Insurance Law and Litigation
- Acting for industrial special risk insurers in a multi-million dollar coverage dispute arising from a large factory fire.
- Subrogated recovery for insurer client and uninsured losses for a property developer in the Supreme Court of Tasmania.
- Advising on policy response and acting for insurers in construction disputes for residential buildings to large developments.
Areas of Expertise
- Construction and Infrastructure
- Product Liability and Recall
- Property – Commercial
- Property – Major Loss
- Property Damage
Industry Representation
- Construction & Infrastructure
- Energy Mining & Power
- Industrial & Commercial Property
- Manufacturing & Consumer Goods
Professional Affiliations
- Australian Insurance Law Association
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Women in Insurance