Moray & Agnew
Client SatisfactionBoasting an ‘incredibly strong team from top to bottom’, the insurance team at Moray & Agnew is well-equipped to advise on the full range of litigious and contentious matters in the insurance sector, including contributory negligence, personal injury, and duty of care breaches claims. National managing partner Geoff Connellan spearheads the team, while product liability expert Brian Moroney is also adept at advising professional indemnity insurers. Brisbane-based Christine Houston assists with indemnity in the medical sector, while Jeremy Peck handles high profile sales and acquisitions.
Testimonials
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‘They have a very knowledgeable, well-rounded team & everyone is helpful.’
‘From the legal assistants right through to the partners - everyone I come in contact with has been friendly, helpful & prompt in responses. They are people I go to with random legal questions who provide me with the information to do my job.’
‘Moray & Agnew are a strong defendant insurance litigation firm. As such, they are efficient to deal with claims arise.’
‘The Moray & Agnew Canberra team exemplify the exact type of ideal legal panel service provider that we want. They always go above and beyond for us to provide advice that identifies all the challenges and accurate estimates that we need.'
'We trust Moray & Agnew with our most complex claims and largest quantum claims, and they never disappoint. They have successfully managed to bring those complex claims to resolution, despite often involving many barriers, and still achieve desirable outcomes.'
- 'Moray and Agnew have built an incredibly strong team from top to bottom. They have what we regard as the dream team across the board, with many of the best lawyer operators in the ACT working for Moray & Agnew, as well as the best up-and-coming junior lawyers.'
- 'We are very grateful that the lawyers at Moray & Agnew are on our side and looking after our claims.’
Key clients
- QBE Insurance
- Allianz Insurance
- Avant Insurance
- AIA Australia
- Australian Capital Territory Government
- ACT Insurance Authority
- Australia Post
- Auto & General Insurance Ltd
- AMP Life
- AXA XL
- Allied World Assurance Group
- Berkley Insurance Australia Sydney
- Coles Group
- Dual Australia Pty Ltd
- Employers Mutual NSW Ltd
- Hannover Life Re of Australasia
- HDI Global, HDI Specialty
- Insurance Commission of Western Australia
- Jardine Lloyd Thompson Australia
- Lawcover
- Legal Practitioners Liability Committee
- Liberty Speciality Markets
- MetLife Insurance Limited
- MDA National
- OnePath Life Limited
- TAL Life Limited
- The Colonial Life Assurance Society Limited
- Motor Accident Insurance Commission
- Queensland State Government
- Telstra Corporation Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Fitness First Australia on behalf of its insurer, involving an experienced gym user, who alleged that he was knocked unconscious by a falling 240kg footplate.
- Representing insurers who were the Ninth and Tenth Defendants respectively in CIMIC Group Limited v AIG Group Limited [2022] NSWSC 999.
- Advising Liberty Specialty Markets in the noteholder class action commenced against Virgin Australia and two of its former officers.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Geoff Connellan, Brian Moroney, Gerry Davies, Catherine McAdam, John Cooper, Fiona King, Scott Cowell, Maddalena Del-Vecchio, Nick Sullivan