Ann Chin

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Ann has practised exclusively in defendant insurance litigation since her admission, acting for domestic and international insurers and corporate self-insureds in general and public liability claims. She has particular experience defending complex personal injury claims.

Her experience spans worker-to-worker and labour hire claims, multi-party and large loss construction disputes, workplace injuries and fatalities, nervous shock and compensation to relatives claims, and occupiers’ liability claims. Ann has also acted in claims arising from commercial cleaning and security operations, recreational and sporting activities, and defective products, including product liability and consumer claims under the Australian Consumer Law. Her broader experience includes workers compensation and subrogated recoveries, contractual disputes and dual insurance issues.

Ann’s litigation practice is predominantly based in New South Wales, where she has conducted proceedings in the District Court and Supreme Court of New South Wales. She also has experience acting in litigated and unlitigated claims in Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia.

Ann adopts a forensic, evidence-driven and commercial approach to claims, focused on the early identification of key liability and evidentiary issues and the development of pragmatic defence strategies aligned with her clients’ objectives.

Experience

• Acting for principals, head contractors and subcontractors in complex multi-party and large loss personal injury claims, including workplace injuries and fatalities involving labour hire and worker-to-worker claims.
• Defending public and occupiers’ liability claims for commercial property owners, managing agents, cleaning and security contractors, including slip, trip and fall claims and other premises liability matters.
• Acting in nervous shock and compensation to relatives claims, including high-value claims arising from workplace fatalities and complex questions of liability, causation and quantum.
• Advising insurers and insureds on workers compensation recovery claims, contractual indemnities and dual insurance issues arising from workplace and construction-related personal injury claims.
• Defending manufacturers and suppliers in product liability and consumer claims under the Australian Consumer Law, including claims concerning allegedly defective products and consumer guarantees.
• Acting for recreational facilities, gymnasiums and sporting organisations in personal injury and public liability claims involving injuries sustained by participants and spectators.
• Acting for security contractors and hospitality insureds in claims involving alleged assault, battery and false imprisonment, including claims arising from the conduct of security personnel.
• Managing high-frequency public liability claims portfolios for major retail and commercial property interests, including claims involving property managers, cleaning contractors and security providers.