Wadett Semaan
Special Counsel
Special Counsel
Wadett is a Special Counsel in the General Liability team of McCabes Insurance division, where she manages a diverse portfolio of public liability claims for government and private clients.
Part of Wadett's experience includes working at a leading Australian insurer, where she managed a portfolio of litigated liability, personal injury, and recovery matters. This experience provided valuable insight into the complex legal issues that arise in litigated claims, including the assessment of recovery potential against third parties and a technical insight into the financial estimation of claims.
Wadett successfully advises on the financial cost of claims in their early stages, in addition to providing valuable advice on liability issues and works hard to consistently provide the best commercial outcomes for her clients.
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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