Partner

Adrian Papaianni

Adrian has over fifteen years’ experience in professional indemnity defence and construction insurance litigation as well as property damage and contract claims, general negligence matters, building and construction litigation, product liability and builder’s warranty.

Adrian has expertise in areas insurance litigation and complex construction disputes across all Australian jurisdictions and acts in both defended matters and recoveries.

Adrian frequently advises on complex indemnity issues and acts in indemnity disputes including in areas of policy construction and legislation, issues of non-disclosure, misrepresentation and acting in good faith and dual insurance.

Expertise

Adrian’s expertise includes:

  • Professional indemnity (financial lines, construction, legal)
  • Defamation
  • Construction liability (contract works, defects, construction contract disputes)
  • Builder’s warranty
  • Motor vehicle
  • Product liability
  • Home and contents
  • Property Liability
  • Subrogated Recoveries

Recent Projects

  • Acting for an insurer of a Private Hospital in respect of an indemnity dispute for a multi-million dollar business interruption claim and a subrogated recovery.
  • Acting for an Incorporated Association in defending a defamation action in the NSW Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
  • Acting for the insurer of a financial advisor in the defence of negligence, misleading and deceptive conduct and breach of fiduciary duty claim by an overseas investor.
  • Acting for the insurer of a builder in the defence of a negligence claim by an owner for faulty building work and negligent advice in the construction of a design home.
  • Acting for an insurer in providing indemnity advice in respect of a losses arising from a delayed large infrastructure construction project.
  • Acting for an insurer in providing indemnity advice and defend various institutional abuse claims.
  • Acting for an insurer in multiple subrogated recoveries a properly liability dispute in respect of a house fire or other product liability losses.
  • Acting for an insurer in the defence of a large Information Technology dispute including alleged product failure and professional negligence in the provision of services to a national framework.

    Sector

location

Sydney

Special Counsel

Tom Doherty

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