Anna Baker

Special Counsel

About

Since being admitted as a Lawyer in the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2016, Anna has practiced exclusively in insurance law and been involved in a range of insurance related claims on behalf of government, leading insurers and self-insured clients.

Anna has worked on a wide range of matters including claims arising from personal injury, indemnity disputes, motor vehicle collisions, property damage and marine insurance. Her experience ranges from advising on small claims involving liability disputes relating to motor vehicle recovery and defence claims to substantial claims for damages for personal injury.

Anna has represented clients in the Supreme Court, District Court, Magistrates Court and Administrative Appeals Tribunal. She prides herself on having a sound understanding of claims management processes in order to obtain the best possible outcome for clients in the most cost-effective way.

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Hurdles that must be overcome by motor accident insurers in establishing contributory negligence

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 […]

Published by Raissa Galang
26 October, 2022
Insurance

It is not part of a medical assessor’s function to determine the scope of a motor accident

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 […]

Published by McCabes News
8 September, 2022

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