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Jessica is an experienced litigator who has advised insurers and their insured clients and uninsured public, private and community based organisations, in relation to a variety of litigated claims including claims for negligence, breach of contract and historical institutional abuse and insurance coverage disputes.
Experience
Prior to her admission to practice in 2014, Jessica worked in house claims handling roles handling financial lines claims for professionals and institutions. Following her admission to practice, Jessica continued to work inhouse and in private practice in Sydney, London and Melbourne. More recently, Jessica has developed a specialisation in historical institutional abuse claims and related professional negligence and insurance coverage disputes.
Jessica's areas of expertise include:
- institutional risk and liability
- professional negligence
- insurance coverage disputes
- historical abuse claims.
Career highlights
Jessica's career highlights include:
- instructing solicitor in Elliot Clifford (pseudonym) v Corporations of the Society of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart [2025] VSCA 169
- instructing solicitor in Carter (a pseudonym) v Australian Air League Incorporated & Anor [2024] VSC 95
- advising an ASX listed entity as to its liability in relation to latent injuries
- acting for an insurer in a coverage dispute arising out of historical abuse claim
- advising a not-for-profit community organisation regarding its mandatory reporting obligations across all Australian Jurisdictions
- acting for legal professionals in negligence claims arising out of institutional abuse claims.
