Domarena Shahen
Profile
Domarena is a Senior Associate in Kennedys' Sydney office specialising in insurance and marine matters. She has particular expertise in casualty matters, advising on and defending personal injury, property damage, public and product liability and motor liability claims, as well as marine and transport claims.
Domarena advises domestic and international insurers on coverage claims on a broad range of matters involving general liability, motor vehicle, property and marine policies – including advising on cargo, hull and transportation claims. She is involved as subrogated counsel in advancing and defending litigated and non-litigated matters across the marine and transport space, including acting on behalf of cargo interests, freight forwarders and NVOCCs, in recovery claims and in the class action space.
Qualifications and admissions
- BA Law | Macquarie University | 2020
- Supreme Court of New South Wales | 2021
Market recognition
- Doyles Guide: Rising Star, Shipping, Maritime and Aviation (2024)
Work highlights
- Defending litigated and non-litigated claims brought against international and domestic freight forwarders and logistics service providers in relation to ocean and inland transit cargo claims.
- Advancing litigated and non-litigated recoveries of cargo claims involving ocean and inland transit on behalf of international and domestic cargo insurers.
- Providing coverage advice on cargo and transport policies involving a complex and nuanced analysis of marine insurance law and policy wording.
- Acting for insurers and insureds including builders, scaffolders and other sub-contractors, against common law claims brought by labour hire and third party employees, and recovery claims by Statutory Workers’ Compensation Insurers.
- Advising on and defending product liability and related personal injury claims brought under the Australian Consumer Law against importers and manufacturers of defective products.