Managing risk and defending professional indemnity claims
Our success has been witness to a number of landmark judgments and precedent-setting legal engagements.
With more than 40 years’ experience specialising in professional indemnity, and with an outstanding track record of successfully defended claims, our professional indemnity team is one of Australia’s most established and experienced professional indemnity practices.
Involved in an extensive range of cases in Australia and overseas, our recognised expertise helps us resolve difficult cases both litigated and pre-litigation efficiently and in a cost-effective way. We always look for the best way forward. Our aim is to resolve matters according to their true merits and, where possible, guide the process away from the pitfalls of protracted and expensive litigation. If we can resolve pre-litigation, we do.
Testament to the strength of relationships between the professional indemnity industry and Thynne + Macartney is the recognition by stakeholders of our expertise in the field.
We understand the importance and sensitivities of appropriate handling of the variety of issues that can and do arise in an array of different professional claim scenarios.
Our expertise
Construction: architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, marine surveyors, building certifiers, project managers, town planning and construction risk professionals
Construction risks Professional Indemnity: for contractors
Project-specific Professional Indemnity: covering professional risk under projects
Corporate: directors and officers (all sectors); council and officers (local government), association liability (all sectors)
Knowing the relationships involved in professional indemnity matters means we can avoid misunderstandings and guide the claims process towards appropriate strategic outcomes.
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