Sauming is an insurance litigation specialist and advises insurers and government departments and entities in defence of personal injury and property damage claims.
Sauming acts in many complex, sensitive and high profile matters for both her insurance and government clients, including catastrophic personal injury claims, coronial inquests and historical abuse claims. She is highly regarded for her forensic analysis and outcome driven strategies.
With an ingrained understanding of the strategic imperatives of her clients, Sauming has consistently assisted them to deliver on these objectives with her specialist knowledge of the issues unique to them, including funding and resourcing constraints. Through this, Sauming has become a preferred and trusted legal services adviser to insurer and government clients.
Experience
- Acting in all manner of claims involving personal injury arising across industries and contexts ranging the multi-defendants disputes in the construction industry, occupier’s liability claims to claims in medical negligence.
- Acting in dependency and nervous shock claims often involving deaths, and for workplace deaths assisting organisations and insurers navigate OHS prosecutions.
- Acting in injury claims arising from transport accidents involving interstate vehicles and assisting insurers to navigate understanding the intricacies with the statutory scheme and cross-jurisdictional issues.
- Acting and advising clients in claims involving roads and road infrastructure pursuant to road management legislation.
- Defending defective product and consumer guarantee claims under the Australian Consumer Law on behalf of manufacturers and suppliers.
- Defending claims in false imprisonment, assault and battery, malicious prosecution, and misfeasance in public office.
- Representing organisations in coronial inquests into deaths.
- Acting and advising government entities in disputes relating to breaches of privacy, freedom of information and protected disclosures legislation.
- Acting and advising claims of claims in nuisance involving noise pollution.
- Acting and advising organisations in disputes involving compliance with anti-discrimination legislation and Victoria’s Charter of Human Rights.
- Acting in claims arising out of sex and physical abuse and bullying, including historical sexual abuse claims.
- Acting for claims under the Water Act 1989 involving property damage following significant flood events.
Doyle's Guide to the Australian Legal Profession 2023 & 2024
Leading Public & Product Liability Lawyers – Defendant (Victoria)
Memberships
- Law Institute of Victoria
- The Association for Women in Insurance