Brian Trist

Brian has practised in insurance law for over 20 years and specialises in property damage liability, building and construction, and product liability. He is highly experienced in providing policy coverage advice, managing contract works claims, handling industrial special risks, and dispute resolution making him a well-rounded professional in his field.

Brian has extensive experience advising major insurance clients on a broad range of insurance matters including litigated claims, non-litigated claims, complex indemnity matters, commercially sensitive matters, claims handling and claims resolution strategies.

During Brian’s career, he has advised on a broad range of matters involving, for example, residential and commercial building works, infrastructure works, bushfire class action, fire damage including arson, major gas explosions, defective marine structures, toxic stock feed, defective roofing insulation, commercial property, commercial plant and machinery, building materials, fraud, motor vehicles and farming machinery, home contents and asbestos claims.

Brian’s experience extends to the conduct of small to large scale settlement conferences to resolve claims prior to litigation and during the course of litigation.

'I enjoy working with insurer and insured clients to develop appropriate strategies, including thinking ‘outside the box’, in order to achieve commercially sensible and timely outcomes. I appreciate the key business drivers for my clients and what is important to them.'

Brian partners with his clients to develop tailored strategies, often thinking outside the box to resolve complex disputes effectively and efficiently. His extensive experience across diverse matters enables him to quickly identify the core issues in a claim and distil them into clear, actionable solutions. Brian also enjoys preparing and conducting practical training workshops and seminars for insurance clients, which are tailored to suit the specific needs of the clients and their management/claims staff.