David Laidlaw
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Background
In his professional career, David has been involved with a wide range of high profile, large scale corporate, contract and tort litigation claims.
Legal Expertise
- Corporate and commercial litigation
- Major torts litigation
- Insurance litigation
- Class actions
- Mediation and alternative dispute resolution
Relevant Experience
- Acting for major corporates in civil suits against former directors, international commercial disputes and complex litigation against major banks arising from third party frauds.
- Playing a key negotiation and litigation role in relation to issues arising from the McCabe tobacco litigation.
- Playing a key role in the development of the compulsory insurance scheme for the Victorian building industry.
- Acting for defendants in class action arising from the Westpoint collapse.
- Defence of 800 residents' group action claims in negligence and nuisance arising from landfill gas migration from a closed landfill.
- Acting for the insurer of a German bicycle designer in a major product liability claim.
Client Recognition
David was ranked by the 2010 member survey of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Assosiation as one of Australia's " 'A' team of great Lawyers".
He was described in the survey as a: " Superb litigator, strategist and negotiator, as well as being very personable and client focused. "
Leadership Positions
David has been closely involved with the development of legal services in the Asian region and is a founding member of the ADVOC Asia Board.
He has also acted as consultant to the World Bank and AusAID on legal development issues in this region.