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Damien Jarrett

Special Counsel
Damien’s experience in a number of areas of insurance law and understanding of both pre-proceedings and litigation processes allow him to provide practical advice to clients.
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Damien is a special counsel in the insurance team at Cooper Grace Ward. His areas of expertise include personal injuries claims, workers’ compensation, life insurance/TPD and litigation and dispute resolution.

Damien has extensive experience across personal injury claims management and advisory work under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 and the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 regimes, acting for both insurers and self-insurers alike.

Damien’s experience in a number of areas of insurance law and understanding of both pre-proceedings and litigation processes allow him to provide practical advice to clients.

  • Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – Queensland University of Technology
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice – College of Law
  • Member – Australian Insurance Law Association
  • Member – Australian Lawyers Alliance
  • Advising and representing clients in litigated matters in Queensland and federal jurisdictions.
  • Personal injury claims management and advisory work under the Workers’ Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003 and Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002
  • Advising and representing clients in the cost assessment process following a litigated matter.
  • Appearing in interlocutory applications throughout the litigation process, with and without assistance from counsel.
  • Advising on indemnity issues under a wide range of insurance policies including aviation, total and permanent disablement and professional indemnity.
  • Advising on liability and quantum issues in personal injury matters.
  • Dispute resolution, including representing parties in mediations, informal negotiations and letters of demand.
  • Assisting in representing parties in commissions of inquiry.

Areas of Expertise

Workers’ compensation law
Insurance

Publications

Podcast: Inside the Claim with CGW - Residential care and the reasonable response

In this episode, special counsel Damien Jarrett is joined by insurance claims adviser Catherine Dugdell to discuss Hoyes v Wellways Australia Limited, a Queensland District Court claim brought by a residential care worker who suffered a psychiatric injury after a young person in her care threatened her with a razor blade before pushing her against a wall and threatening her with a lit lighter.

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Podcast: Inside the Claim with CGW - Dirty Dancing and doors on Daydream

In this episode of Inside the Claim with CGW, special counsel Damien Jarrett, Jess Byrne and Chris Murphy discuss Filippe v CCIG Investments Pty Ltd, a Magistrates Court claim arising from a workplace incident at Daydream Island Resort involving an executive housekeeper who injured her shoulder pulling a hotel room door shut against a gust of wind.

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Podcast: Inside the Claim with CGW - A brush with some rocky ground

In this episode, special counsel Damien Jarrett is joined by insurance claims adviser Catherine Dugdell to discuss the District Court case of Sneddon v Petts

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