Joanne Wakely
Associate
Joanne is an experienced litigator, having acted for and advised major insurers, mining and resource companies, rail operators, retailers, live exporters, meat industry bodies and government departments in a wide variety of litigious matters over 20 years. Recent experience includes advising clients on issues arising in complex regulatory frameworks.
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Joanne is an experienced litigator, having acted for and advised major insurers, mining and resource companies, rail operators, retailers, live exporters, meat industry bodies and government departments in a wide variety of litigious matters over 20 years. Recent experience includes advising clients on issues arising in complex regulatory frameworks.
Some of Joanne's experience includes:
Regulatory:
- Advising clients involved in disputes arising in national and international regulatory environments.
- Investigating the conduct of legal practitioners whilst working for the regulator of the legal profession in Western Australia.
Civil litigation:
- Advising and acting for corporate clients in a wide variety of litigious matters.
- Advising and acting for major insurers in a range of insurance matters, including claims under liability, professional indemnity, management liability, business interruption, life, motor vehicle CTP and employers' indemnity policies. Matters have included a coronial inquest into the death of a child, compensation for victims of motor vehicle accidents who have sustained catastrophic (brain and spinal cord) injuries and a wide range of disputes relating to, for example, aviation hull damage, a defective marine engine, contaminated sites and damage to buildings adjoining a construction site.
Perth
Level 15
Brookfield Place - Tower 2
123 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Australia
Office Telephone: +61 (0)8 9422 4700
Office Fax: +61 (0)8 9422 4777
Direct Dial (Perth): +61 (0)8 9422 4721