Justin Pennay
Special Counsel
Special Counsel
Justin is a Special Counsel in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. Justin holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Justin has extensive experience in a wide variety of contentious matters including contractual claims, building and construction disputes, shareholder disputes, regulatory investigations and proceedings (including ASIC proceedings), and professional negligence matters. Justin has regularly acted for SMEs, banks, insurers, listed companies, investment funds, and directors.
Prior to joining McCabes, Justin began his career with two prominent national firms in Sydney before going overseas where he became a partner of an international firm. Justin spent many years in an in-house capacity which means he has a strong understanding of client drivers in contentious situations and the need for a commercial approach to disputes without sacrificing on obtaining optimum results.
Case Note – Zaya v Damirdjian Judgment date: 11 October 2022 Citation: Zaya v Damirdjian [2022] NSWCA 203 Jurisdiction: Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of NSW Before: Bell CJ, Gleeson JA and Griffiths AJA Principles Expert evidence has a limited role to play in resolving liability issues in motor accident claims and will carry little […]
A claimant suffers psychological injury when he is threatened by a would be thief of his motor bike. Whether the medical assessor was justified in concluding that this was not a motor accident was answered by the Supreme Court in Bell v Allianz Insurance Australia Ltd. Judgment date: 18 August 2022 Citation: Bell v Allianz […]
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