Sumiya Basha - Partner
Experience
- Dispute resolution, both coverage & liability disputes, by litigation & ADR to include cross‑jurisdictional issues
- Corporate regulatory & compliance issues to include Directors & Officers insurance & submissions to the Regulators
- Insurance product development to include policy drafting, advice on coverage, licencing & regulatory compliance
- Reinsurance, to include treaty & facultative wordings, schemes of arrangement & reinsurance disputes
Significant reported cases
- Acting for the captive insurer to a major Australian fertilizer manufacturer following substantial material damage & business interruption losses resulting from a major shutdown to the manufacturing plant.
- Acting for insurers on a substantial marine insurance dispute under a cargo & charterer’s liability policy for underlying insurance & reinsurance. Cross jurisdictional issues with multi parties. Mediation in London
- Acting for company officers under examination by ASIC arising from broker remuneration investigation in Australia
- Advising a major manufacturer on the insurance response to multi layered insurance program in connection with product liability claim in Dust Diseases Tribunal
Clients
- Insurers/reinsurers/insurance intermediaries
- Professionals & professional risks
- ASX 100 Companies
Professional
- 1993 Qualified in England and Wales - holds current UK practicing certificate
- 2004 Supreme Court of New South Wales
- 2004 High Court of Australia
- 2005 Supreme Court of Victoria
Memberships
- Women in Insurance – Victoria
- Who’s Who of Australian Women
Office
Sydney
Telephone
+61 2 8215 5907
