Presenters

Dr Tim Channon, Consultant, Barry Nilsson Lawyers
Tim is a Consultant at Barry.Nilsson. with over 30 years’ experience specialising in litigating numerous insurance and general commercial disputes, including property damage and product liability, indemnity and recovery matters, arson and fraud. Tim has advised insurers on claims relating to cheque fraud and mortgage insurance across the entire sector from the construction, manufacturing and mining industries to the small business sector and householders. He has drafted household, motor vehicle, medical indemnity and lenders mortgage insurance policies for several insurers and acted in many complex commercial disputes, such as contractual, building and trade practices disputes.


Adam Abboud, Special Counsel, McInnes Wilson
Adam is a Special Counsel in the firm's Insurance team. Adam began his legal career at a community legal centre, before spending the last 13 years working in various aspects of insurance law. At McInnes Wilson Lawyers since 2017, Adam has specialised in general insurance (including indemnity / policy coverage advice), motor accidents (personal injury CTP and property damage recovery / defended), public liability and dust disease matters. Adam previously spent four and a half years representing plaintiffs in personal injury, before moving to work with defendants. As a result, he has a unique insight into how both sides approach matters, enabling him to provide clients with efficient and cost-effective advice to help them through litigation. Adam was a Law Society Student Mentor in 2018 and has been on the Law Society Injury Compensation Committee since 2019.