Nina Abangan

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Nina has experience defending complex public liability claims, including personal injury, product liability and property damage matters, and advising on indemnity issues. She also has experience pursuing subrogated property damage recoveries.

Nina represents major Australian and international insurers in insurance defence litigation across the NSW Local, District and Supreme Courts, as well as the ACT Supreme Court.

She regularly advises clients in the construction sector, including head contractors and subcontractors, in complex multi-party construction site disputes. Her experience includes advising on contractual indemnity and insurance issues arising from these disputes, including dual insurance.

Nina also acts for manufacturers, suppliers, occupiers, property developers, and commercial and residential property owners, agents and managers.

Experience

• Significant experience in worker-to-worker claims, assisting a partner in advising and representing a head contractor and scaffolder in claims by injured workers, nervous shock claims by family members, and workers' compensation recoveries arising from SafeWork NSW prosecutions following a highly publicised workplace fatality.
• Defending section 151Z recovery actions brought by self-insurers and the nominal insurer under the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW).
• Defending national construction companies in several complex, multi-party proceedings arising from workplace accidents, including claims for dual insurance, indemnity and breach of contract in the NSW and ACT Supreme Courts.
• Defending a major coal producer, as occupier and operator of multiple mining sites, in several NSW Dust Disease Tribunal matters.
• Defending manufacturers and distributors in product liability and product recall matters, defending claims for product defects, personal injury and property damage relating to supplements and mechanical components, as well as the interaction between the Australian Consumer Law and the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW).
• Defending claims brought against recreational activity operators, including indoor gymnasiums and outdoor activity and camping organisers, as well as sporting venues.
• Managing the NSW claims portfolio for a major national supermarket, overseeing a high-volume caseload of litigated matters and a dedicated team of junior solicitors. The portfolio includes slip, trip and fall claims, claims by labour hire personnel arising from incidents at distribution centres, and product defect claims.
• Managing personal injury and property damage claims, including fire damage and assault, for hotels, clubs, security contractors and restaurant owners within the hospitality sector.
• Pursuing subrogated recoveries on behalf of commercial property owners for fire, water ingress, subsidence claims, and other property losses.
• Advising insurers and corporate clients on policy and contractual indemnity issues arising from complex liability claims and disputes.