Myles Mayo

Special Counsel

Insurance

Adelaide

Myles is Special Counsel in our SA/NT insurance practice. He focuses on understanding the needs of his clients and delivering the best results as efficiently as possible.

Myles brings particular expertise in litigious matters and regularly advises on pursuing and defending claims in relation to significant commercial and domestic construction projects and disputes.

Memberships, Accreditation and Activities

• Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Flinders University, 2013
• Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Flinders University, 2013
• Bachelor of Communications, University of South Australia, 2006.

Expertise

Myles acts for insurers, corporates and the State of South Australia in:

Construction disputes – Commercial and domestic
Claims against professionals
Representative actions
Discrimination claims
Product liability claims
Defamation actions
Personal injury claims – Workplace and general.

Recent Matters

Providing complex professional indemnity coverage advice relating to a large multi-party commercial construction dispute for multiple insurers in respect of multiple insureds
Acting for many architects, engineers, project managers, town planners, developers and homeowners in commercial and domestic construction disputes
Defending developers in representative actions/class actions relating to high-rise construction projects
Defending product liability claims on behalf of manufacturers/suppliers
Defending schools in relation to allegations of discrimination brought by students in the Human Rights Commission
Running a successful defamation trial in the District Court of South Australia
Defending an AFL sport stadium in relation to personal injury claims
Defending shopping centres in relation to personal injury claims
Defending claims following injuries to workers on a commercial construction site.

Memberships, Accreditation & Activities