Moray & Agnew’s Newcastle insurance team is expanding its team to meet the demands of its clients. Erin Woodward, a skilled senior lawyer well known in the Hunter region, joins Moray & Agnew’s Newcastle insurance team as senior associate.

Erin is vastly experienced in personal injury insurance law, having worked exclusively in this field for almost 20 years. She is a Law Society of NSW Accredited Specialist in personal injury law, joining Moray & Agnew’s other four Accredited Specialists in this area of law.

Peter Utiger, partner and head of Insurance, says: “We’re excited to welcome Erin to our insurance team in the Hunter. With her wealth of experience representing claimants and now moving to defending claims in a wide variety of personal injury cases all adds to our team’s skills and expertise in this area. We work closely with all of the major Australian insurers and reinsurers, as well as many intermediaries and international businesses, in handling large numbers of complex and sensitive claims. We look forward to continuing to consolidate the growth of our insurance practice with Erin’s addition to our team.”

Erin has broad experience in personal injury matters, including motor accident claims, workers compensation, public liability and medical negligence. She has represented clients in all relevant NSW and Australian courts and industrial tribunals. Erin has a Bachelor of Law and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, and is a member of the Law Society of NSW.

Erin joins Moray & Agnew from Catherine Henry Lawyers.

Moray & Agnew’s insurance practice is consistently ranked in the leading international legal directory, Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific, being applauded by clients for “exceptional knowledge, experience and expertise in a specialised field" and a “readiness to tackle the most intractable issues”, and acclaimed for being "very approachable," and "incredibly accommodating and very responsive".