Tina Tomaszewski

Tina has recently joined Mills Oakley in the Government, Civil Litigation and Disputes team after working for over 25 years at South Australia’s Crown Solicitor’s Office. Tina continues to act for and represent the State of South Australia as well as the Solicitor for the Northern Territory.

Tina is highly experienced in civil litigation, specializing in the practice areas of medical malpractice, coronial inquests, defamation and general civil litigation. Her background includes industrial and workers compensation litigation as well as third party asbestos recovery actions.

Tina has expertise in complex litigation, Royal Commission Inquiries and Coronial Inquests with whole of government implications. She recently acted as junior Counsel in the landmark Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Coronial Inquest in the Northern Territory.

Memberships, Accreditation and Activities

  • LLB.B.A. (Jur) Adelaide University – 1994
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
  • Admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia and High Court of Australia
  • 2025 and 2024 Doyle’s Guide: Leading Medical Negligence & Malpractice Lawyers – Recommended
  • 2024 Best Lawyers: “One to Watch” for high calibre work in Government Practice
  • 2023 Doyle’s Guide: Leading Medical Negligence & Malpractice Lawyers – Leading.

Expertise

Tina’s expertise includes:

  • Providing high level advice and representation in complex civil litigation and coronial inquests.
  • Managed large teams involved in complex government inquiries and investigations.

Recent Matters

  • Acted as junior Counsel in the landmark Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Coronial Inquest in the Northern Territory.
  • Advising SAPol in the Royal Commission in Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence.
  • Represented the State of South Australia in the Supreme Court defamation trial of Homestead Homes v SA, which ran for 4 months. The State of South Australia successfully defended the claim.
  • Represented the State of South Australis in a 3 month defamation Supreme Court trial of Derrick Sands v The State of South Australia. This matter went to the Full Court of Appeal and an application was made to the High Court. This was a complex defamation case which dealt with the tort of misfeasance in a public office, common law notions of negligence and new untested torts of breach of confidence and breach of privacy. The State of South Australia was successful in defended the claim.
  • Managed the Prostate Cancer Diagnosis at the Royal Adelaide Hospital class action.
  • Managed the Embryo Losses at Flinders Fertility claims.
  • Represented the State of South Australia in a third-party asbestos recovery claim, Geyer v State of SA and Bradford Insulation. This was a test case. The State of South Australia was successful in obtaining judgment against Bradford Insulation.
  • Represented the State of South Australia in the Coronial Inquest in death of a patient at the Oakden facility. This was a particularly sensitive Inquest as it ran concurrently with the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

Memberships, Accreditation & Activities

  • LLB.B.A. (Jur) Adelaide University – 1994
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
  • Admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia and High Court of Australia
  • 2025 and 2024 Doyle’s Guide: Leading Medical Negligence & Malpractice Lawyers – Recommended
  • 2024 Best Lawyers: “One to Watch” for high calibre work in Government Practice
  • 2023 Doyle’s Guide: Leading Medical Negligence & Malpractice Lawyers – Leading.