Greg is an experienced litigator in Melbourne, acting for a range of insurers and insureds.
Greg has significant experience in conducting major and complex litigation across various jurisdictions, including in class actions. His expertise includes advising on and acting in general insurance and professional indemnity claims, building and construction claims, coronial investigations and inquests, medical and allied health indemnity and disciplinary claims, and providing coverage advice.
As well as having significant exposure in construction disputes across three states, he has also gained front-end construction and construction contract management experience and insight. He therefore has an in-depth knowledge of the provisions of building contracts and their administration. He has also acted for builders, sub-contractors, architects, engineers and other construction related entities. Greg has also acted for a range of corporations and professionals generally, including in financial services, property, real estate and healthcare, as well as public sector clients, hospitals, healthcare providers and community organisations.
Greg is focused on achieving pragmatic and commercially driven outcomes and seeks to identify strategies for the resolution of claims at the earliest possible opportunity.
Experience
- Acting for a major corporation in recovering substantial losses under an ISR policy arising from a fire which destroyed the solvent extraction plant of a copper-uranium processing facility. The plant had burned down twice in two years, and there was a dispute about whether a significant portion of the claim (in excess of $300 million) constituted betterment.
- Managing large-scale litigation against a major building company in the Supreme Court of NSW in relation to the construction of a flagship 5 star hotel and luxury apartment building. The proceeding included claims in contract, negligence and breaches of the Trade Practices Act.
- Advising and working with the developer of a multi-million dollar luxury apartment building in The Rocks, Sydney including drafting and negotiation of various contracts, including the design and construct head contract, advising on the administration of the head contract between the principal and builder and acting for the principal in a dispute which arose in the early stages of construction.
- Acted for a major insurer in a recovery action against a builder and engineer responsible for the defective concrete slab in a purpose-built warehouse complex. The movement of the slab resulted in the misalignment of a steel mill situated on the slab, and consequent loss and damage.
- Acting for a gas supply company in litigation against an engineering firm in relation to the construction of a gas processing facility in South- West Queensland.
- Acting in a class action in the Supreme Court of Victoria against the Commonwealth by asylum seekers detained at Christmas Island, representing the medical services provider. An order was successfully obtained that the proceeding be declassed and no longer proceed as a representative action.
- Representing the auditors for the Banksia Financial Group in a class action by debenture holders, and in separate actions brought by the company’s Receivers and Liquidators, in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
- Representing the auditors of the failed Gippsland Securities Limited debenture issuing company, in relation to ASIC’s investigation of, and subsequent action taken against, the lead auditor.
- Acting for the Acting Director, Bus Safety, in a claim by bus service operators following cancellation of their accreditations under the Bus Safety Act. A summary judgment was successfully obtained in favour of the AD on the misfeasance claim, including that the plaintiffs pay her costs on an indemnity basis.
- Acting in a long running claim for discrimination on medical grounds brought against a University by a PhD student. Greg was successful in applying to have the claim struck out.
- Acting for a legal officer as an interested party in the coronial inquest into the death in custody of Veronica Nelson. The Coroner found that the legal services provided by the officer were reasonable and appropriate.
- Acting for a charitable organisation as an interested party in an inquest into the death of a 17 year old First Nations youth who took her own life whilst residing in out of home care residential accommodation. Suppression and pseudonym orders in relation to the client’s frontline staff who had provided witness statements were successfully obtained.
- Representing insureds in disciplinary and other inquiries, including by AHPRA, the Medical Radiation Practice Board, Nursing and Midwifery Board, Pharmacy Board, Victorian Pharmacy Authority, the Architects Registration Board and Building Practitioners Board. Also, in complaints to bodies including the MHCC and OHCC.