Simon Berry - Founding Partner
Simon has over 25 years experience in workers compensation, insurance litigation, employment law and commercial litigation.
Simon was admitted in 1996, after working in London for Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, an insurance law firm acting for Lloyds in the “Lloyds Names Litigation”. Simon commenced at Moray & Agnew ultimately being appointed the National Head of the Workplace Relations Group.
In 2007 Simon was a founding partner of an insurance law firm in Sydney establishing Hilliard and Berry Solicitors in 2013. HBS was established after recognising the need for employers to receive advice on employment situations which involve an intersection of insurance, employment and work, health and safety concerns.
Simon has extensive experience in acting for large and small companies and insurers, providing practical and sage advice regarding:
Incident response management for work, health and safety incidents
Coronial inquests, work health and safety prosecutions
Employment litigation and advice
Insurance litigation
Workers compensation claims and appeals
Undertaking major recovery actions including insured and uninsured losses
Industrial relations litigation
Commercial litigation
An incredibly experienced advocate in some of the country’s most high profile litigation, Simon has a wealth of experience having represented businesses from a range of sectors including retail, infrastructure, transport, energy, finance, agricultural and aged care in addition to a number of general insurers including Dual and SUA.
Simon was a Law Society of New South Wales accredited specialist in personal injury and regularly contributes to academic articles as well as providing best practice and compliance training tailored to individual client needs
Qualifications
Bachelor of Economics
Bachelor of Laws
Formerly an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law
Graduate Certificate, Industrial Relations
Contact Simon:
T: (02) 8324 7500
M: 0427 618 977