Primary Practice Areas

  • Administrative law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Building and Construction
  • Commercial Law
  • Consumer law
  • Equity
  • Insurance law
  • Mediation (NMAS accredited mediator)
  • Tort law, including medical negligence, professional negligence and personal injury.

Building and Construction

Sam has appeared in numerous cases involving residential building disputes involving disputes under contract and statutory worries. These include disputes about completion of works, defect rectification, termination of contract, delay claims. 

Sam was junior counsel in Owners SP No 30791 v Southern Cross Constructions [2019] NSWSC 440 and its related appeal Owners SP No 30791 v Southern Cross Constructions [2021] NSWCA 35. This was a complex commercial construction dispute regarding a claim against the builder in negligence and breach of statutory warranty (right of support under s177 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW).

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Commercial & Consumer law

Sam has experience in cases relating to debt recovery, contract disputes, and general commercial disputes.

 

Sam has experience in handling matters involving claims under the Australian Consumer law including breaches of consumer guarantee, misleading and deceptive contact and small business protection.

Insurance Law

Sam has experience in cases involving policy interpretation, disputes about double insurance and definitions of who is an insured.

Sam has experience in cases involving policy interpretation, disputes about double insurance and definitions of who is an insured.

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Tort Law

Sam is experienced in negligence law, both in terms of property damage and personal injury damage. Sam has appeared on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in relation to negligence claims in a variety of settings including commercial construction, motor accident property damage, occuper’s liability claims and personal injury.

Sam was the junior counsel in Farriss v Axford (No.3) [2022] NSWSC 20 and its related appeal (decision pending). This matter involved a claim by the  guitar player of INXS who was injured while on a hire boat. 

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