George Abraham

Senior Associate | Melbourne, Australia
Get in touch

Profile

George is a senior associate in the professional and financial lines insurance team in Melbourne. George represents insureds in claims against building professionals, financial institutions, real estate agents, auditors, accountants, financial advisors and medical practitioners.

He also acts for and advises clients in defamation proceedings and has acted for medical practitioners in disciplinary investigations and medical malpractice proceedings, barristers and solicitors in professional negligence claims, and advised insurers on complex coverage and policy interpretation issues.

Before joining Kennedys, George gained significant experience at other leading insurance law firms, including a secondment in the complaints and disputes team of an international insurer.

Related articles

News

Kennedys in Australia recognises rising stars with nine senior promotions

05/07/2023

View more

Qualifications and admissions

  • Bachelor of Laws with Second Class Honours (Upper Division) | University of Tasmania | 2016
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice | Leo Cussen Centre for Law | 2017

Admissions

  • High Court of Australia | 2020
  • Supreme Court of Victoria | 2017

Work highlights

  • Acting for building surveyors, architects and engineers in a range of domestic and commercial property defect claims.
  • Acting for a real estate agent in relation to misleading and deceptive conduct allegations.
    Frequently appearing for insureds before liquidators’ examinations.
  • Acting for and advising professionals in relation to defamation claims.
  • Acting for a barrister in a Supreme Court of Victoria proceeding involving multiple insured parties in respect of allegations that they gave negligent advice involving the purchase of land allegedly valued over $20 million.
  • Representing a shareholder of a leading mortgage aggregation business, which was acquired for around $120 million, against allegations of having engaged in oppressive conduct.
  • Acting for the insurer of a real estate agency on a coverage dispute in a multi-party proceeding in the County Court of Victoria.
  • Advising the London market who insure a major financial institution who is defending a number of class actions.
  • Advising a management liability insurer of a hospitality company on coverage for the company and its directors in a multi-party Supreme Court of Victoria proceeding.
  • Acting for medical practitioners in AHPRA and Medical Board investigations.
  • Acting for various public health services in medical negligence proceedings.

Services

Sectors