Peter Murdoch - Barry Nilsson

Time to meet another member from the Barry & Nilsson Lawyers Insurance Law team...

Peter is a hard working and dedicaterd partner in Barry Nilsson lawyers. His interests and accolade are outlines as follows:

Peter's sporting background and passion for team work carries over to his approach to managing claims for major insurers, underwriters and self-insureds and mentoring people in his team. In over 15 years he has developed a broad range of expertise in public liability and professional indemnity claims and complex policy advice, with industry-acknowledged specialisation in claims involving local government, hoteliers and sporting injuries.

Peter frequently advises clients in relation to multimillion dollar property damage and product liability claims, many of which involve fraud, fire or product failure.

Typical matters handled

• Defending multimillion dollar property damage claims following a smelter shutdown and flood damage allegedly due to an insured's construction work

• Sporting liability claims involving rugby union, rugby league, soccer, judo, volleyball and gymnastics

• Frequent advice to insurers in relation to fire claim policy coverage issues:

• advising landlord's insurer on business interruption issues with respect to large factory fire with multiple tenancies

• advising on fraud allegations in relation to small business owner deliberately lighting fire to premises

• Advising brokers and insurers with respect to proposed Civil Liability Regulation amendments

• Defending $16million business interruption liability claim against local council

• Advising local authorities in relation to a multitude of claims relating to alleged negligent advice as to approvals, design and construction

• Providing risk management advice to Lloyds syndicate in relation to property wording for use by Australian-based underwriting agents and appropriate audit procedures to set in place

• Supervising and mentoring his team of lawyers in relation to quantum, liability and insurers' preferred approach to claims management

Qualifications & memberships

• Past president and current committee member of the Queensland chapter of Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA)

• Current AILA 2008 National Conference Program Committee Chair

• Member of Australian Association of Fire Investigators Inc.

• Member of Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance

• Member of ANZSLA (Sports Law Association)

• Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Economics

Thanks and Regards,
Barry & Nilsson Lawyers