THOMPSON COOPER LAWYERS - Key Persons

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• Principal / BBA LLB Macquarie University

Belinda completed her studies in Business Administration and Law in 2005 and was admitted to practice in October 2006. Belinda has worked at Thompson Cooper Lawyers for over 13 years having commenced her legal career with the firm in March 2003. Through Belinda's experience at Thompson Cooper Lawyers she has gained exposure to personal injury and product liability claims for insurers, asbestos related litigation and Workers' Compensation. Belinda has gained valuable advocacy experience from Court appearances and mentions in the Dust Diseases Tribunal, Local, District, Supreme and Federal Courts as well as the New South Wales Court of Appeal. Products and Public Liability Claims. Belinda has industry experience in the following areas: Property Damage and Pure Economic Loss Claims. Personal Injury claims. Building and Construction matters. General Insurance Law. Asbestos-related litigation. Workers' Compensation. Belinda has also developed her skills in the provision of advice to clients across the various areas in which she practices in both liability and quantum as a result of her experience in the industry. Through her experience Belinda has delivered internal and external presentations to assist clients and colleagues in developing their own knowledge and skills in relevant areas of practice.

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• Founding Principals
• Principal / LLM University of Sydney

David has been practising Insurance Litigation, acting for insurers, claims managers and defendants since 1976. He is recognised as an expert in Insurance Litigation and Dust Diseases claims. David has addressed numerous seminars and published many papers on topics relating to Liability claims and Asbestos-related diseases. David's reputation is well recognised, as demonstrated by the following testimonial: "David Cooper has good insurance knowledge, an eye for detail particularly in complex legal matters and is quiet and tenacious.. David is efficient and gets great results. David Cooper is very meticulous in following his work. He is noted for his level of service and expertise". (Legal Profiles). David's areas of practice include: General Insurance Law Products and Public Liability Claims Property Damage and Pure Economic Loss Claims Professional Indemnity Claims Asbestos - related Litigation Policy advising and drafting Building and Construction matters Contract works litigation Personal Injury Claims Workers' Compensation

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• Special Counsel

Jenna holds a Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Law. Since joining Thompson Cooper Lawyers in 2013, Jenna has appeared in the Local, District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales as well as in the New South Wales Court of Appeal. She has also acted in matters in the ACT, WA and VIC jurisdictions. Jenna has represented insurers, large corporations and SMEs in a broad range of matters including commercial and residential occupiers, head contractors and sub-contractors in construction related matters, transport operators, cleaning contractors, security contractors, registered Clubs and Hotels, and parties subject to s 151Z Workers Compensation Act 1987 recovery proceedings.

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• Special Counsel

Since joining Thompson Cooper Lawyers in 2011, Jeremy has worked on a wide range of both litigated and unlitigated matters in NSW, ACT, QLD, WA, NT and TAS. He has acted for large corporations, SMEs, the State of NSW, local councils, universities, schools, manufacturers, suppliers, commercial and residential occupiers, head contractors and sub-contractors in construction-related matters, certifiers, engineers, real estate agents, security contractors, individuals and parties subject to s151Z Workers Compensation Act 1987 recovery proceedings. Jeremy is experienced in handling claims in Local, District, Supreme and Federal Courts, various Courts of Appeal, the High Court of Australia and the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Jeremy's areas of practice include: General Insurance Law Coverage Advice and Disputes Public Liability Product Liability Professional Indemnity Property Damage and Pure Economic Loss Claims Building and Construction Claims Trade Practices and Consumer Law Sexual Abuse Claims Professional Affiliations: Law Society of NSW Australian Insurance Law Association Young Insurance Professionals Australia & New Zealand NSW Claims Discussion Group Women in Insurance

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• Special Counsel

Since joining Thompson Cooper Lawyers in 2012, Juli-May has primarily been involved in representing the firm's insurance industry clients in both litigated and non-litigated matters. Juli-May is experienced in handling claims in the Local, District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales, the New South Wales Court of Appeal, the Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales and the Workers Compensation Commission. Juli-May has extensive litigation experience in NSW and also has experience in other jurisdictions, including the ACT, Queensland and Victoria. Juli-May regularly acts for defendants and cross-defendants, their insurers and various government agencies in the area of Dust Diseases litigation. Juli-May's work has involved novel medical and legal matters and has required a detailed consideration of complex issues including insurance coverage, liability, causation, foreseeability, apportionment, contribution and recovery claims. Juli-May also has experience in a range of other insurance matters. Juli-May has delivered internal and external presentations to assist clients and colleagues.

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• Special Counsel

Laura holds a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wollongong. Laura was admitted to practice in February 2008 and since that time has practiced both in NSW and the United Kingdom. Laura's primary areas of practice include: Pure economic loss claims; Public liability; Professional negligence; Property damage; Personal injury; General insurance law; and Building and construction matters. Throughout her career Laura has also gained experience in insolvency, wills and estates and asbestos-related litigation. Laura has extensive advocacy experience and has appeared in all jurisdictions including the NSW Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. Laura's skills span from contesting applications to participating in alternative dispute resolution processes. Laura's clients have included the Commonwealth Government, a large compensation fund, insurers and private individuals. Laura joined Thompson Cooper in 2014 and since that time has been primarily involved in representing the firm's insurance industry clients in both litigated and non-litigated matters. Laura is focused on developing strong relationships with the firm's insurer clients as well as the individual insureds. Professional Affiliations: Women in Insurance; Australian Insurance Law Association; NSW Claims Discussion Group; and Law Society of NSW.

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• Principal

Patrick's entire career has involved acting in litigated and non-litigated liability claims, almost exclusively on behalf of insurers and defendants. His experience includes: Defending highly complex building and construction claims to (multi-week) trials and judgment in the Supreme Court. Property damage claims involving utilities and the roll-out of public infrastructure projects. Conduct of liability claims (injury and non-injury) on behalf of a major metro Local Council. Acting for higher education sector clients in discrimination, victimisation, IP commercialisation and privacy disputes. Advising asset owners in relation to actual and potential claims arising from the roll-out of a major pipeline project. Defending professional negligence claims against engineers, building designers, certifiers and allied medical practitioners. Acting for institutions and/or their insurers in a large number of historical abuse claims. Defence, and expeditious resolution using ADR, of personal injury claims. Patrick is an experienced practitioner in ADR. In litigated claims, Patrick has acted in all NSW civil courts, all Federal courts (except the Family Court) and in many tribunals and interstate jurisdictions. Patrick has lectured at a post-graduate level on professional negligence/conduct claims for allied medical practitioners. He participates in numerous law and insurance industry bodies and associations.

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• Principal / BA LLB University of NSW

Patrick has been practising in civil litigation concerning statutory liability, common law, contract law and the Australian Consumer Law for over 40 years. He has been recognised as a leading practitioner in the General and Professional Liability field by the Doyle's Guide. His practice commenced with workers compensation in his first two years as a solicitor, common law in the industrial accident field in the 1980s, public liability from the 1990s including catastrophic cases concerning man-made disasters and construction losses. In this century his practice has evolved to professional indemnity claims and the increasing incidence of mental injury claims relating to historical child sex abuse. The latter area has involved acting in the defence of abuse claims against educational and community based institutions and for insurers where there are indemnity disputes. His clients have included those domiciled in Australia and the United Kingdom. He has appeared in the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court, the Technical and Construction List of the Equity Division in that Court, Federal and Federal Circuit Courts, District Court and Local Court in this State. In the last 20 years his practice has broadened to be Australia-wide with respect to historical child sex abuse claims. He is recognised as an expert in insurance litigation, as demonstrated by the following testimonial: "Patrick Thompson has an excellent knowledge of insurance and litigation and publishes many papers on topics of interest to general insurers. He is also described as quiet, tenacious and as understanding client philosophy. He is noted for being clinical, efficient and getting great results". (Legal Profiles). His areas of practice include: General Insurance Law Products and Public Liability Claims Property Damage and Pure Economic Loss Claims Professional Indemnity Claims Policy advice and drafting Building and Construction Contract Works Litigation Personal Injury Occupational Health and Safety including the defence of WorkCover prosecutions

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• Principal / BA - LLB University of Sydney

Tony has been practising insurance litigation, acting for insurers, claims managers and defendants since his admission in 1999. Tony has handled claims in the Local, District, Supreme and Federal Courts, the New South Wales Court of Appeal, the High Court of Australia, NCAT, Industrial Relations Commission and Chief Industrial Magistrates Court. Tony has considerable experience in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as settlement conferences, mediations and arbitrations and is highly regarded as a skilled negotiator. Tony's areas of practice include: General Insurance Law Products and Public Liability Claims Property Damage and Pure Economic Loss Claims Professional Indemnity Claims Building and Construction matters Personal Injury Claims Occupational Health and Safety including the defence of WorkCover prosecutions Tony was recognised by Doyle's Guide 2018 and 2019 in the area of Leading Public and Products Liability Lawyers (Defendant) -New South Wales. He is the preferred legal advisor with respect to civil liability claims to a number of claims managers and leading Australian corporations. Tony acted for the successful defendants in matters such as:

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• Professionals