Connect with meLaura specialises in personal injury, institutional abuse claims, and non-institutional child sexual and physical abuse claims for both government and insurer clients. These claims vary significantly on their facts, and she takes a unique and tailored approach when advising on complex liability and quantum issues, whilst having an in-depth understanding of the injury, and reduces the risk of re-traumatisation of claimants where possible.
Laura has extensive experience acting for plaintiffs in personal injury claims relating to public liability, product defects, intentional torts, motor vehicle accidents, workers’ compensation and physical/sexual abuse. She uses this broad depth of experience in running personal injury claims to achieve outstanding results for clients by ensuring claims are thoroughly investigated and prepared.
Laura has extensive alternative dispute resolution experience, appearing and advising regularly at informal settlement conferences and mediations, as well as significant litigation experience in the NSW District and Supreme Courts at trial and interlocutory matters.
Laura was a finalist in the Rising Star of the Year – Big Law category of the 2021 Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards.
- Routinely advising plaintiffs on public liability claims (often involving complex liability, causation and/or quantum issues) pursuant to the Civil Liability Act, Compensation to Relatives Act and Companion Animals Act, and on complex product defect claims pursuant to the Australian Consumer Law, and litigating these claims in the District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales.
- Successfully settling unlitigated and litigated matters on behalf of plaintiffs against local councils, government departments, security companies, licensees, property owners, occupiers, agents, and large and small businesses.
- Acting for victims of institutional abuse in a trauma-informed manner in cooperation with government and non-government entities.
- Government
- Investigations and Inquiries
- Legacy, Sensitive and Complex Claims
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability and Recall
- Public Sector
- Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Law Society of New South Wales