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David McKenzie

Special Counsel, Sydney

T +61 2 9391 3000

E dmckenzie@hunthunt.com.au


Area of Practice:

  • Construction advice
  • Personal injury litigation
  • Insurance litigation
  • Commercial litigation

 

Experience:  

 In 2000 David conducted an Australia-wide audit of workers compensation files of self-insureds. David has advised building & manufacturing companies on the construction of contracts and has acted for businesses in contractual and other disputes.

David's emphasis is on prompt, effective and cost-efficient resolution of each matter. Those matters that must be litigated are brought to hearing at the earliest opportunity and only once avenues of alternate dispute resolution have been exhausted.

David McKenzie has advised construction companies in New South Wales, Queensland & Victoria on contract wording and on how the wording of such contracts impact on projects being undertaken. Those projects included large scale public structures, commercial buildings and large residential buildings.

David's goal is to provide timely and cost effective recommendations and advice which will assist clients to complete projects profitably and with the minimum of non productive issues.

David also has 34 years experience in public liability, general insurance, motor vehicle property, motor vehicle personal injury and CTP personal injury, professional indemnity and commercial litigation.

David has conducted many plaintiff personal injury claims including CTP, medical negligence, and public liability claims including those for a quadriplegic.

He has also had conduct of numerous Applicant workers compensation claims including death benefit claims, serious spinal injury claims including paraplegia, nervous shock claims, industrial deafness claims and amputation claims.

David has acted in many common law claims involving allegations of unsafe system or place of work and unsafe work practises.

Memberships and Appointments:

Australian Insurance Lawyers Association

 

Professional Qualifications:

Dip. Law S.A.B.

Accredited Personal Injury specialist.

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