MERIDIAN LAWYERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Special Counsel
- Special Counsel / Melbourne
Abby Neylon joined Meridian Lawyers' Melbourne office in 2019. She has ten years' experience almost exclusively in health law. She has assisted medical practitioners, public and private hospitals and healthcare providers in a diverse range of matters. This has enabled Abby to develop an extensive understanding of medical negligence claims, coronial investigations and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency investigations.
Abby has acted for medical practitioners on instruction from their medical defence organisations. She also has five years of public sector experience with Victorian public hospitals.
Abby is also experienced in providing regular ‘on-call' services to health practitioners, seeking urgent medico-legal advice, without requiring them to log a claim on their insurance policy.
EXPERTISE
Health
Compliance
Coronial
Disciplinary
Litigation
Medical & Private Health Insurance Audits & Investigations
Privacy
Insurance
Medical Negligence
Job Titles:
- New South Wales Law Society Accredited Specialist
- Special Counsel
- Special Counsel / Sydney
Alexandra has more than 10 years' experience in insurance litigation with a focus on Compulsory Third Party (CTP), workers compensation and administrative law.
Her expertise in catastrophic claims includes traumatic brain injuries, amputations and spinal injuries. Alexandra also has a particular interest in complex liability and indemnity issues, dual insurance and recovery matters.
Alexandra provides timely strategies and advice to her insurer clients to achieve outcomes that balance their statutory and internal requirements. Utilising her strong negotiation skills, Alex consistently obtains favourable compromised settlements for her clients.
Alexandra is a New South Wales Law Society Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law and has been involved in cases determined in the Personal Injury Commission, District Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
EXPERTISE
Insurance
Compulsory Third Party (CTP)
Recoveries
Job Titles:
- Special Counsel
- Special Counsel / Sydney
Amanda has almost 20 years' experience in litigation and dispute resolution, and is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law.
She has a strong track record in insurance law involving health law and general liability claims, with her primary area of focus in medical negligence.
Amanda has acted for health professionals in the private and public sphere, and has represented medical practitioners in litigated and unlitigated civil claims arising out of the full range of clinical care. She regularly represents medical defendants in NSW District and Supreme Court professional negligence claims, including claims by plaintiffs who have suffered catastrophic injuries. She has extensive experience achieving settlement at mediation and running matters to hearing.
She has significant experience representing health professionals in coronial investigations and inquests. Her coronial work also extends across the full range of health care, and often involves mental health care.
Amanda has previously held appointments with the NSW Law Society Specialist Accreditation Committee for personal injury.
EXPERTISE
Health
Coronial
Litigation
Privacy
Insurance
General Liability
Medical Negligence
Professional Indemnity
Job Titles:
- Non - Legal Practitioner Director
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Principal / Sydney
Having provided a full range of Compulsory Third Party (CTP) motor vehicle insurance legal services to Australia's major insurers for over 28 years, Andrew is recognised as a stand-out leader in the field. He is acknowledged by Doyles' Guide as a preeminent CTP defendant lawyer in NSW.
During his career, Andrew has delivered high-level claims-related advice and management for 12 licensed insurers and has been engaged as a Claims Assessor for the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) for two decades.
Andrew's extensive insurance expertise has been applied to the development of several scheme initiatives and regulatory frameworks in NSW and other Australian jurisdictions on behalf of underwriters and the Insurance Council of Australia.
Andrew is the practice group leader of Meridian's CTP team. He is passionate about mentoring junior team members and his mission is to lead and oversee the consistent delivery of exceptional, value-driven claims defence outcomes.
EXPERTISE
Insurance
Compulsory Third Party (CTP)
Job Titles:
- Special Counsel
- Special Counsel / Melbourne
Andrew holds Bachelor of Science (Hons) and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degrees and was admitted to practice in Victoria in April 2012. Andrew joined Meridian Lawyers as a Senior Associate in the Melbourne office in December 2016 and has experience in public and product liability, general insurance and commercial litigation.
Andrew has represented a range of insurers, manufacturers, councils, sporting associations, water authorities, owners/occupiers and numerous organisations in a wide variety of claims. These included product liability litigation, public liability, occupier's liability, municipal liability (including recovery proceedings on behalf of insurers), property damage (including Water Act and nuisance claims), and contractual disputes (including Fair Trading Act claims and policy indemnity disputes).
His expertise also includes defamation, industrial accidents, transport accidents (including TAC recovery proceedings) and employer/contractor liability (Accident Compensation Act claims and VWA recovery proceedings).
Andrew has experience in preparing and conducting trials in various Victorian jurisdictions, including the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, County Court, Magistrates' Court, Coroner's Court and Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. He has also gained considerable experience advising clients in respect of liability, quantum, policy coverage/indemnity and contractual interpretation, in addition to non-litigious matters regarding strategy and prospects of litigation.
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Principal / Sydney
Andrew assists health professionals and organisations when responding to professional indemnity claims, disciplinary proceedings, Medicare investigations, fraud and over-servicing claims. Andrew also appears as an advocate at coronial inquests and disciplinary proceedings.
He also works in the not-for-profit sector assisting charitable, religious and community organisations responding to children and vulnerable people making claims of historical sexual abuse. While working to resolve these claims compassionately, Andrew has also given risk management advice and developed policies for working with children.
Andrew is recognised by Best Lawyers in Australia in the fields of Medical Negligence and Health & Aged Care Law, categories for which he has been recognised since the inception of the awards in 2008. Andrew was nominated as Medical Negligence ‘Lawyer of the Year' in Sydney 2016. He is also recognised in Doyle's Guide as a pre-eminent lawyer for Medical Negligence & Malpractice (Defendant) in NSW since 2016.
Andrew is a health law specialist with a reputation for integrity and compassion. Andrew's practice is marked by his advocacy and the consistency with which he delivers solutions to clients in the health and not-for-profit clients.
EXPERTISE
Health
Compliance
Coronial
Disciplinary
Litigation
Medical & Private Health Insurance Audits & Investigations
Privacy
Insurance
General Liability
Medical Negligence
Professional Indemnity
Regulation, Compliance & Investigations
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Consultant / Sydney
Andrew is an insurance law specialist with 25 years' experience acting for major Australian and international insurers. He provides advice on a range of issues including strategy, policy drafting, coverage and regulatory disputes, and claims advice. Andrew is also an experienced litigator of financial lines claims with particular expertise in management liability and professional claims against financial (accountants, financial planners, stockbrokers), insurance (brokers and agents) and property (real estate and valuation) professionals.
He's known for his strategic thinking and collaborative approach, with the ability to affect positive change for the industry generally and deliver enhanced outcomes for clients, insureds, brokers, and agencies.
Through his chairmanship of the National Insurance Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia and collaboration with key insurance, intermediary and professional associations, he has successfully influenced government on a range of policy issues. He is a member of the NSW Committee of the Australian Insurance Law Association, a Fellow of the Australian Property Institute and frequently delivers industry seminars on behalf of ANZIIF and the National Insurance Brokers Association.
Andrew is admitted to practice as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia. He also has a degree in economics and completed his Honours thesis on the topic of proportionate liability schemes prior to the introduction of such schemes in Australia.
Andrew has been included in Best Lawyers in Australia since 2013 for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance Law, and Litigation. He is recognised in the areas of Insurance Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is also listed in Doyle's Guide as a recommended lawyer for professional indemnity.
EXPERTISE
Insurance
Financial Lines
Management Liability
Professional Indemnity
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Principal / Canberra
Angel is an experienced insurance litigator, specialising in the areas of CTP, public liability, professional indemnity, catastrophic injuries, workers compensation, medical negligence and motor and recovery claims.
Angel's practice includes representing private insurers in the ACT and NSW, the Commonwealth Government, and the ACT Government. She has significant experience advising insurers in large scale public liability claims involving multiple defendants, issues of indemnity and insurance cover, and complex contribution claims.
With her in-depth knowledge of the NSW CTP Insurance Scheme and the MAI Scheme in the ACT, Angel has achieved successful outcomes for her clients in motor vehicle accident claims.
Angel's expertise also includes representing clients in coronial investigation and inquests, and a range of health practitioners in disciplinary investigations and proceedings, and in medical malpractice litigation. She is a strategic litigator and achieves excellent and early resolution for her clients through her proactive and collaborative approach.
Angel has been recognised as a Leading Lawyer in the ACT by Doyle's Guide in the Compulsory Third Party Insurance category.
EXPERTISE
Health
Coronial
Disciplinary
Litigation
Insurance
Compulsory Third Party (CTP)
Financial Lines
General Liability
Medical Negligence
Professional Indemnity
Recoveries
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Senior Associate / Newcastle
Anna has more than 20 years' experience in the legal industry, having obtained invaluable experience in a large national law firm for the majority of this time. Anna has a particular focus on insurance as well as health law.
She is passionate about giving practical and strategic advice, and has provided high level briefings to boards/corporate officers for both government and multinational clients.
Anna has extensive experience in dispute resolution in both the insurance and commercial law fields. Her past experience in dealing with urgent serious incident response management and liaison with statutory authorities enables her to readily identify areas of high-risk exposure and provide empathetic and holistically strategic advice for clients in the management of all matters.
EXPERTISE
Health
Compliance
Coronial
Disciplinary
Litigation
Medical & Private Health Insurance Audits & Investigations
Privacy
Insurance
Medical Negligence
Property and Construction
Regulation, Compliance & Investigations
Workplace Relations & Safety
Dispute, Litigation & Representation
Strategy, Advice & Planning
Workplace, Health & Safety
Job Titles:
- Non - Legal Practitioner Director - Chairman
Job Titles:
- Managing Director / CEO, Steadfast Group