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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 - Pitfalls and pleadings

In this episode, special counsel Damien Jarrett is joined by senior associate Kim Villis to discuss the Court of Appeal case Cootharinga North Queensland v Wolfs. Damien and Kim explore the importance of pleadings in workers’ compensation claims, focusing on how the risk of injury must be clearly identified in the statement of claim.

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Podcast: Inside the Claim with CGW - Schokman in the High Court

In this episode, special counsel Damien Jarrett is joined by special counsel Chris Murphy and senior associate Jess Byrne to discuss the High Court case of CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman.

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Podcast: Inside the Claim with CGW - Somersaulting to the Centrelink line

Welcome to Inside the Claim with CGW, Cooper Grace Ward’s new workers compensation podcast that offers a behind-the-scenes look at recent trial cases and expert insights from the lawyers who ran them.

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