Since 2003, Allison has been representing a diverse range of clients, including insurers, corporate entities, and private clients, in various commercial and insurance-related disputes. Her practice primarily focuses on casualty, public and products liability, and property damage claims.
Allison adopts a strategic and commercial approach to litigation, emphasising active claims management from the initial consultation through to settlement or trial. This includes strict adherence to reporting requirements and ensuring that all stakeholders are consistently informed of developments and opportunities for resolution when possible.
Experience
Allison acts for Australian and overseas insurers and corporate clients across a diverse range of industries, including resources, energy, transport, construction, health, retail, and leisure.
Allison's areas of expertise include:
- personal injury, including occupational and environmental disease litigation
- products liability
- property damage
- agricultural spray drift damage
- commercial disputes and debt recovery
- advising on complex policy coverage and dual insurance issues.
Career highlights
Allison's career highlights include:
- advising and acting on behalf of lead insurers in the UK and Australia handling a broad spectrum of personal injury claims, with a particular focus on catastrophic claims, as well as occupational and environmental disease related claims, including advising in respect of related regulatory investigations and prosecutions
- advising and acting on behalf of global and national mining companies in relation to catastrophic injury claims involving complex contractual issues, and representation at coronial inquests
- advising and acting on behalf of Australia’s largest electricity distribution company in relation to tragic electrocution incidents, the death of a meter reader mauled to death by two dogs, nervous shock claims and large property damage claims
- defending public liability claims brought against sporting associations and organisations, including claims arising from horse riding, go-karting, surf and parachuting clubs and motorsports
- advising and acting in property damage recovery proceedings following damage to structural tendons in a bridge; the collapse of a school roof; water damage in a hotel due to failed sprinkler heads, and asbestos contaminated water damage to an office tower located in Brisbane CBD.