Scott is a commercially focussed senior lawyer experienced in all areas of personal injury and workers’ compensation.
Scott’s combined experience across all areas of workers’ compensation and personal injury litigation gives him a unique perspective in devising strategies and operational responses to complex claims.
Scott’s experience includes having undertaken in-house secondment reviewing a cohort of 400 sensitive psychiatric injury based common law claims and providing an analysis report including tailored claims management strategies, all of which were adopted.
Scott provides a pragmatic and realistic approach to claims management and litigation solutions with the ability to nurture close client and stakeholder relationships.
Scott is acutely aware of the day to day challenges which confront insurers and employers in managing claims and works collaboratively with all stakeholders and service providers to ensure sound evidence based decision making and appropriate outcomes.
Scott has conducted litigation on behalf of employers in all jurisdictions in New South Wales. He has been instrumental in securing favourable outcomes for the insurance industry including:
- Bindah v Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd (2014) NSWCA 264
Qualifications
- Dip Law (SAB)
Year and Place of Admission
- 1998 in Sydney
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Work Injury Damages
- Death Claims
- Section 151Z Recoveries
- Dust Diseases
- Public Liability and Occupiers Claims