Nicholas Studdert

Nicholas is a highly experienced lawyer who has concentrated on insurance law, particularly claims under the NSW statutory classes of insurance, for more than 20 years. He is the service line leader for our NSW workers' compensation practice. Nicholas advises insurers on the management of claims and liability disputes and helps them to develop and implement strategies to respond to these issues. He regularly appears in the NSW Personal Injury Commission, District Court and Supreme Courts, including at the appellant level. Nicholas works with a large number of insurers and employers and is regularly involved in training and educating his clients on a range of topics and is the co-author of the LexisNexis practical guidance for NSW work injury damages claims. Nicholas was listed as a leading workers' compensation lawyer in NSW in Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession from 2020-2022. He has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in Australia in Personal Injury Litigation every year since 2020. · Hall & Wilcox

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Nicholas Studdert is a lawyer with more than 20 years' experience concentrating on insurance law, particularly claims under the NSW statutory classes of insurance, and is the service line leader for Hall & Wilcox's NSW workers' compensation practice. He advises insurers on claims management and liability disputes, regularly appears in the NSW Personal Injury Commission, District Court and Supreme Court, co‑authored the LexisNexis practical guidance for NSW work injury damages claims, and has been recognised in Doyle’s Guide (2020–2022) and The Best Lawyers in Australia (Personal Injury Litigation since 2020).

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InsuranceWorkers' CompensationPersonal Injury LitigationLitigation

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Hall & Wilcox · Nicholas is a highly experienced lawyer who has concentrated on insurance law, particularly claims under the NSW statutory classes of insurance, for more than 20 years. He is the service line leader for our NSW workers' compensation practice. Nicholas advises insurers on the management of claims and liability disputes and helps them to develop and implement strategies to respond to these issues. He regularly appears in the NSW Personal Injury Commission, District Court and Supreme Courts, including at the appellant level. Nicholas works with a large number of insurers and employers and is regularly involved in training and educating his clients on a range of topics and is the co-author of the LexisNexis practical guidance for NSW work injury damages claims. Nicholas was listed as a leading workers' compensation lawyer in NSW in Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession from 2020-2022. He has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in Australia in Personal Injury Litigation every year since 2020.

Australia

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Advice to insurers on claims management and liability strategyWork injury damages (NSW statutory scheme)Representation in NSW Personal Injury Commission, District Court and Supreme CourtTraining and client education for insurers and employersCo‑author of LexisNexis practical guidance for NSW work injury damages claimsListed in Doyle's Guide (2020–2022) and The Best Lawyers in Australia (since 2020)