Doyle's Guide 2023 - Insurance & Health

Barry Nilsson’s national insurance and health law team has once again been recognised in the annual Doyle’s Guide.

This year, BN received multiple rankings across all defendant insurance categories and all eligible states, including a total of 20 firm listings and 36 individual lawyer listings, with 27 principals and special counsel recognised.

“Recognition in the annual Doyle’s Guide is a testament to the quality of our people and our ability to tailor strategies to deliver the best outcomes for our clients across the country.” – Rhett Kennedy, Principal and National Insurance Leader.

Conducted through a peer-review survey, Doyle’s Guide is a comprehensive annual listing recognising Australia’s leading law firms and lawyers.

BN received the following recognition in the 2023 edition of Doyle’s Guide:

Firm listings

Queensland

• First Tier Public & Product Liability Law Firm
• First Tier Professional Indemnity Law Firm
• Third Tier Medical Negligence Law Firm
• Third Tier Compulsory Third Party Insurance Law Firm
• Recommended Workers' Compensation & WorkCover Law Firm
• Recommended Dust Diseases Law Firm

New South Wales

• Recommended Professional Indemnity Law Firm
• Recommended Medical Negligence & Malpractice Law Firm
• Recommended Compulsory Third Party Insurance Law Firm

Victoria

• Second Tier Public & Product Liability Law Firm
• Second Tier Professional Indemnity Law Firm

South Australia

• First Tier Public & Product Liability Law Firm
• First Tier Professional Indemnity Law Firm
• First Tier Compulsory Third Party Insurance Law Firm
• Third Tier Medical Negligence & Malpractice Law Firm

Western Australia

• First Tier Professional Indemnity Law Firm
• Third Tier Public & Product Liability Law Firm
• Third Tier Medical Negligence & Malpractice Law Firm
• Third Tier Workers Compensation & WorkCover Law Firm
• Recommended Compulsory Third Party Insurance Law Firm

Lawyer listings

Leading Professional Indemnity Lawyers

• Andrew Hilditch - Preeminent (SA)
• Hubert Wajszel - Preeminent (VIC)
• Julie Kinnear - Preeminent (SA)
• Rhett Kennedy - Preeminent (QLD)
• Toby Barrie - Preeminent (WA)
• Bronwyn Ackland - Leading (SA)
• Simon Black - Leading (NSW)
• Belinda Randall - Recommended (WA)
• Emma Pilkington - Recommended (SA)
• Jason Hart - Recommended (WA)
• Jordan Farr - Recommended (QLD)
• Melanie Quixley - Recommended (QLD)
• Nicholas Andrew - Recommended (NSW)
• Peter Murdoch - Recommended (QLD)

Leading Public & Product Liability Lawyers

• Megan Daniel - Preeminent (QLD)
• Peter Ewin - Preeminent (VIC)
• Peter Murdoch - Preeminent (QLD)
• Bronwyn Ackland - Leading (SA)
• Colby Treasure - Leading (WA)
• Toby Barrie - Leading (WA)
• Chris Evans - Recommended (SA)
• Fiona Sennett - Recommended (QLD)
• Julie Kinnear - Recommended (SA)
• Lucille Stewart - Recommended (SA)
• Melanie Quixley - Recommended (QLD)

Leading Compulsory Third Party Insurance Lawyers

• Fiona Brady - Preeminent (SA)
• Cindy Ting - Leading (SA)
• Ben McCowen - Recommended (QLD)
• Henry Silvester - Recommended (NSW)
• Stewart Boland - Recommended (QLD)

Leading Medical Negligence & Malpractice Lawyers

• Toby Barrie - Leading (WA)
• Kate Hickey - Recommended (NSW)
• Lucille Stewart - Recommended (SA)
• Samantha Pillay - Recommended (QLD)

Leading Workers' Compensation Lawyers

• Colby Treasure - Leading (WA)

Leading Dust Diseases Lawyers

• Bronwyn Ackland - Recommended (SA)