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Insurance & Risk Management

msl's insurance and risk management lawyers can assist you with:

General Insurance

  • Policy coverage & indemnity advices
  • Contractual indemnity & insurance reviews
  • Insurance issues & implications arising from mergers & acquisitions
  • Risk management & business structuring advice
  • Legislative compliance advice
  • Directors & officers advices regarding coverage, indemnity & policy protection
  • Managed investment scheme insurance
  • Advising on alternate risk financing, self insurance & deductible levels
  • Workers’ compensation advice, including advice on self insurance options, business structuring, premium reviews & injury management

Local Government

  • Liability & indemnity advice
  • Legislative compliance advice
  • Directors & officers advices regarding coverage, indemnity & policy protection
  • Workers’ compensation advices, including injury management & claims handling
  • Public liability advices, including injury management & claims handling

Dispute resolution

  • Advice on indemnity disputes on behalf of insureds & insurers
  • Commercial litigation advice
  • Defence of professional indemnity claims on behalf of insurers
  • Defence of public liability & product liability claims on behalf of insurers
  • Managing & consulting on workplace injury & compensation claims in all States & territories
  • Alternative dispute resolution (negotiation, mediation, arbitration/case appraisal)

Marine

  • Marine insurance, ship sale agreements, boat share agreements, charter agreements, importation of super yachts, ship build & construction, cargo, pollution & regulatory issues
  • Resolving disputes arising out of hull damage, carriage of goods, personal injury & salvage claims

Aviation

  • Advising on aviation insurance & liability issues & policy drafting

Mining

  • Drafting & negotiating contracts, including indemnity, insurance, warranty & limitation of liability provisions, for the supply of mining equipment & labour hire
  • Advising on insurance programs & risk strategies for mining operations & labour hire.

Infrastructure and construction

  • Developing & structuring comprehensive insurance & risk management programs for infrastructure projects
  • Tailoring contractors’ risk & liability insurance policies
  • Advice on indemnity & contribution disputes

Vehicle rental industry

  • Advising car & truck rental operators in relation to insurance & contractual requirements
  • Advising on national dispute resolution & recovery actions for property damage
  • Our wide range of claims work includes arson & property damage, building & construction, business interruption, class actions, directors & officers, fidelity, fraud, insolvency, motor vehicle, product & public liability, professional indemnity, personal injury, workers compensation & malpractice.

For more information on our insurance and risk management practice in Brisbane or on the Gold Coast please contact our insurance and risk management lawyers.


msl's insurance and risk management lawyers can provide a comprehensive suite of services to clients. Michael Sing his team act for local government, companies, SME's, not for profit organisations, aviation and marine/shipping companies, self insureds, brokers and underwriters. By truly understanding our clients and their respective businesses we are able to appreciate their risk profiles and insurance needs. This enables us to provide effective, timely, pro active and pragmatic advice, with appropriate strategies for early and successful resolution of issues and claims by way of dispute resolution or cost effective litigation.


Our Gold Coast and Brisbane insurance and risk management services are led by Managing Director, Michael Sing. Michael has experience in complex commercial and insurance litigation matters, representing both plaintiff and defendant clients in all jurisdictions in Queensland. He has represented local government in public liability and contractual dispute resolution work for over 15 years. He has advised in and conducted many leading cases involving public and beach safety issues. msl is the preferred legal provider to a number of large employer organisations, including church organisations and manufacturing companies, to whom he consults in all aspects of their operations.

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Quite often, a business’ legal need goes beyond commercial agreements, and often includes workplace agreements and OH&S, intellectual property protection, or even litigation. At msl, we are a full-service legal firm, which means it is easier to complete these changes in one convenient location. For more information please visit our workplace law, litigation, intellectual property, Asian business or commercial pages, or contact our Brisbane lawyers or Gold Coast lawyers.