Seun Idowu

Seun works across the NSW and ACT jurisdictions and is a defendant insurance litigator with a speciality practice in health law, aged care and disability and sensitive issues including historical abuse.

Seun provides her clients with proactive support on receipt of instructions including prompt investigation and early advice and recommendations designed to promote cost efficiency. Her rigorous approach to matters is tempered by her empathy. Her aim is to expeditiously resolve meritorious claims on best terms to the insurer and insured, and robustly defend unfounded and opportunistic claims.

When it comes to medical defence, Seun knows the legislative framework and policies of the health system in NSW and has acted for public and private hospitals, employed doctors, allied health workers, nurses and Visiting Medical Officers in medical, surgical and mental health civil claims and coronial investigations.

Seun has particular expertise in coronial investigations in the health, aged care, disability and custodial space and routinely appears as a solicitor advocate in the Coroner's Court, for appropriate matters.

Prior to transitioning into private practice, Seun spent almost a decade working within the NSW public service including what was known as the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care. She provided legal and policy advice to Government and NGO stakeholders around issues concerning risk mitigation, ageing, disability, assault and trespass to vulnerable individuals, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and home care. In 2016, working within the NSW Department of Family and Community Services, she managed a team of lawyers handling complex and sensitive claims following the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. She continues to assist clients in the abuse space defending civil claims and responding to National Redress Scheme applications.

Her public sector experience extends to the commonwealth jurisdiction having completed a lengthy secondment to the Australian Government Department of Health in 2020. Amongst other matters, Seun provided advice about obligations arising under the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 and aged care legislation.

Seun enjoys speaking at conferences and routinely provides seminars to clients and industry groups. She is frequently asked to develop and deliver training to stakeholders and receives positive feedback for sharing educational and informative content in an engaging presentation style.