Sophie Devitt

Financial services claims

• Defending a claim against a financial advisors relating to advice given for the investment in an investment scheme which included apparent misrepresentations within the product disclosure statement for the investment
• Defending a number of claims against mortgage originators and finance brokers in relation to circumstances of alleged fraud on behalf of the borrower
• Acting for a number of insurance brokers involving primarily claims for failing to arrange adequate insurance

Engineering claims

• Recently settled a matter on behalf of a large engineering firm with respect to allegations of negligent specification of structural connections for multi-level residential apartment blocks

Property industry claims

• Acting for a national real estate agency on multiple claims for failure to comply with statutory obligations pursuant to the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000 (Qld)
• Acting for the Applicant, a construction manager, in a claim before the Commercial and Consumer Tribunal regarding the design and construction of a luxury waterfront home

Insurance industry

• Acting for a number of insurance brokers in defending claims arising from the January 2011 floods in South East Queensland and natural disasters in Queensland in 2010 and 2011
• Providing regulatory and compliance advice to insurance brokers
• Providing advice to insurers with respect to policy wordings and compliance with regulatory obligations pursuant to the Corporations Legislation