Audrey-Lee Pham

Audrey-Lee has over ten years’ experience in public liability and personal injury claims, with a strong focus on civil litigation. She is highly skilled in managing institutional liability, as well as professional indemnity and medical negligence claims. She represents public liability insurers, self-insurers, and companies in defending complex public liability claims.

Audrey-Lee has handled numerous historical institutional liability claims involving schools, religious associations, youth associations, boys’ homes, juvenile justice centres, and foster care. Her extensive experience in these cases allows her to navigate the legal, emotional, and strategic complexities inherent in abuse matters, providing her clients with empathetic, yet rigorous representation. Audrey-Lee’s deep understanding of the challenges faced by survivors informs her approach, ensuring sensitivity while effectively managing risks for her clients.

Audrey-Lee also has significant experience defending public liability claims involving disability and aged care facilities, childcare centres, supermarkets, retailers, and occupiers of licensed premises. She has a particular interest in claims involving complex medical and causation disputes and is well-versed in the nuances of the New South Wales workers compensation statutory scheme, work injury damages claims, compulsory third-party (CTP) statutory and common law entitlements, as well as their interplay with public liability claims.

Earlier in her career, Audrey-Lee represented plaintiffs in a variety of personal injury claims, which provided her with a unique perspective on the plaintiff’s approach to public liability claims and civil litigation. This background gives Audrey-Lee an edge in anticipating and countering plaintiff tactics, ensuring strategic and well-informed advocacy, particularly in abuse-related matters.