
Property & Injury Liability Insurance
Carter Newell is a leading dynamic Queensland-based firm providing specialist legal advice to Australian and international corporate clients.
Led by partners Rebecca Stevens and Daniel Best, the Property & Injury Liability team acts for insurers, brokers, underwriters and claims companies, as well as corporate insureds.
Our team advises clients on the following issues:
- Retail, shopping centres and commercial property owners’ and occupiers’ liability
- Products’ liability, products’ recall and products’ guarantees
- Heavy vehicle and motor vehicle claims and recoveries
- Fire claims and recoveries
- Community organisations, including schools, child and aged care facilities
- Sporting and recreation
In this high demand sector of insurance, our Property & Injury Liability lawyers are well versed in tort reform legislation and the application of personal injury awards. This experience and knowledge is showcased in our annual publication of the Australian Civil Liability Guide - now in its sixth year of production. This expertise, gained from handling hundreds of claims, mediations and court procedures, ensures our clients benefit by receiving the very best advice and resolution strategies.
Related Publications
Apportionment of liability for contributory negligence is by no means an exact science and is variable upon the discrete facts of each matter...
One feature of the tort law reforms was to restrict common law principles allowing awards for services provided free by an injured person, because such awareds were often seen as inflated. Insurance and Risk Professional, February - March 2007

