RCEP - Australia

Meridian Lawyers

Praised as ‘highly skilled and knowledgeable, compassionate and responsive to need the needs of clients’, Meridian Lawyers expanded its insurance capabilities with the addition of a compulsory third party insurance and recoveries team. Robert Crittenden acts for overseas underwriters, particularly Lloyd’s Syndicates and others in the London insurance market, on insurance risks in the sports, leisure and construction sectors; he also leads on professional indemnity claims. Robert Minc and David Randazzo are recommended for public and products liability issues.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Robert Crittenden in particular is very knowledgeable, approachable, and patient when asked for advice.’

  • ‘The insurance team are all highly skilled and knowledgeable, compassionate and responsive to the needs of their clients.’

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Key clients

  • Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG)
  • Unimutual Limited

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Work highlights

  • Representing the insurer of a leading university in Australia to investigate the prospects of a recovery against a building company and its subcontractors after a significant flood.
  • Acting on behalf of AIG USA and AIG Australia in a large pollution case, which arose out of a spillage of more than 22,000 litres of toxic firefighting foam known as AFFF from an aircraft hangar at Brisbane Airport.

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