Paul Baram

Paul has practised as an insurance lawyer for more than 30 years.

For the past 20 years he has built a specialised practice in health law, working closely with medical defence insurers defending complex health liability claims, including catastrophic injury claims.

He has acted in various health liability matters involving the liability of general practitioners and medical specialists in such matters as delayed diagnosis of cancer, misdiagnosis, adverse outcomes in surgery, anaesthetic adverse outcomes (including death), and birth cases involving injury to mother or child.

Paul is also experienced in liability and personal injury litigation, representing insurers and self-insured entities in the construction, retail, hospitality, local government, and security sectors. He has defended complex liability matters, catastrophic and major claims, and general insurance claims. He has advised on contractual, insurance indemnity, and workers’ compensation recovery issues arising from these claims and has a thorough knowledge of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW).

Paul is a sought-after speaker at health forums, and industry conferences and is the General Editor of the LexisNexis newsletter, the Australian Insurance Law Bulletin.

In addition to being acknowledged for his expertise in professional malpractice and insurance law in Best Lawyers in Australia, Paul is recognised as a pre-eminent practitioner in the area of defendant medical negligence and malpractice in Doyle’s Guide.