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Qualifications
BA, BA (Hons) (distinction), LLB

Memberships
Law Society of Western Australia
Australian Insurance Law Association

 Since 1986, David has acted exclusively for insurers and self insureds in the defence and management of general insurance, public liability, employer’s liability, workers’ compensation and compulsory third party motor vehicle claims. He is also widely regarded as a leading practitioner in personal and catastrophic injury claims in Western Australia, representing WA insurers in dozens of matters where the total claim value has ranged from $2M – $21M.

His expertise and skills focus particularly on:
• advising on the assessment of damages for catastrophic, psychiatric and personal injury claims
• defending claims as trial counsel or appeal advocacy
• establishing potential rights of recovery against other tortfeasors
• determining liability for workers’ compensation, public and employer’s liability, CTP, negligence and contribution cases
• providing opinions on insurance indemnity issues involving personal injuries.

David has the added advantage in that he is a highly experienced trial lawyer regularly appearing as SRB Legal’s in-house counsel. David’s negotiation skills are second to none and he has never exposed his clients to expensive, protracted and unnecessary litigation costs. When claims have proceeded to trial, David has achieved impressive results at trial or on appeal for insurers and self insured clients.

David was admitted to practice as a Barrister at the Cape Town Bar in 1985, as a lawyer in WA in 1988, and was a founding partner of SRB Legal in 1999.

Specialist areas

CTP Personal Injury Claims

Employment Liability

Public Liability Personal Injury Claims

Workers’ Compensation