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Moray & Agnew

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Moray & Agnew is distinguished by its work with both Australian and international insurers, reinsurers, brokers, underwriters, and large self-insured organisations. A core part of the practice involves advising on liability and compensation claims, including workers’ compensation, motor vehicle personal injury, and property damage. Geoff Connellan acts in liability matters for insurers, employers, public authorities, and professionals. Brian Moroney brings extensive experience in public and product liability, and construction and engineering claims, as well as workers’ compensation, with appearances in a number of reported decisions. Jeremy Peck advises on professional indemnity disputes, particularly for financial services, construction professionals, and directors and officers.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Experienced lawyers in all areas of insurance.’

  • ‘The team is great to deal with, the partners are highly experienced and are the best at building relationships with clients, Insurers and brokers. They keep clients fully informed during the process and are collaborative with every party involved.'

  • ‘They are very collaborative, they keep every party fully informed and involved in the process. No need to chase them up. The individuals I deal with are the best, highly experienced and knowledgeable. They are very professional but still seem like normal people that you can talk to freely and without judgement. My clients feel the same, all questions answered no matter how trivial or silly they seem.'

  • ‘The practice has, in my experience, a strong insurance focus with a deep understanding of the industry.’

  • ‘Access, expertise and a clear understanding of what insurers need to best manage their day to day claims operations.’

  • ‘Excellent communication and explains complex law jargon into real terms.’

Key clients

  • AAI Ltd
  • GIO
  • AAMI
  • Vero
  • QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited
  • Allianz Insurance Australia Limited
  • Avant Insurance Limited
  • AIA Australia Limited
  • Australian Capital Territory Government
  • ACT Insurance Authority
  • Australian Taxation Office
  • Comcare

Work highlights

Rrepresented Virgin Australia’s primary insurer in the Matheson Property Group Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Virgin Australia Holdings Limited class action.

Practice head

Geoff Connellan

Other key lawyers

Brian Moroney; Jeremy Peck; Gerry Davies; Catherine McAdam; Michael Polorotoff