About

Zara has practised insurance law and litigation for over 20 years with experience in a broad range of insurance practice areas including injury liability, professional indemnity, property and commercial claims, marine insurance and defamation.

Zara’s current focus is in professional indemnity, medical negligence, professional disciplinary, and Coroners inquests; administrative review (discrimination, privacy, and guardianship),public liability, and defamation. Zara also advises on relevant statutory regulation in public sector litigation and liability, including Medicare investigations.

Zara has been recognised in The Best Lawyers™ in Australia for her work in Medical Negligence since 2020 and Health and Aged Care Law since 2021.

Professional Memberships

• Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA);
• Women in Insurance;
• Medico-Legal Society of NSW;
• Law Society of NSW.

Approach

Zara is proactive and approachable, a practical problem solver. In contested matters she is a tactical litigator with a strong commercial approach. Where appropriate, Zara identifies matters for early resolution and employs a range of alternative dispute resolution techniques to this end.

Areas of Expertise

Health, Medical Indemnity and Disciplinary; Professional Indemnity; Public and Product Liability; General Insurance, Administrative review.