Brett Hearne
Senior Associate
Brett is a Senior Associate in our Insurance team
- DL : +61 8 8235 7505
- M : +61 475 139 434
- E : brett.hearne@finlaysons.com.au
Background
Brett joined Finlaysons in mid-2022 and works in our Insurance team. He previously worked at South Australia’s Crown Solicitor’s Office as a solicitor in their civil litigation section.
Brett takes pride and understands the importance of quickly establishing rapport and good working relationships with his clients to facilitate transparent communication to manage litigation matters efficiently and effectively.
Experience
Brett’s recent experience includes acting as the lead instructing solicitor in a 4 week Supreme Court trial defending a government department in early 2022. The claim against the government department included allegations of unlawful arrest, battery and assault, false imprisonment, trespass, malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office.
Brett appears for his clients in the Magistrates, District, Supreme and Coroner’s Courts of South Australia, as well as in the South Australia Employment Tribunal and Federal Court. Brett has prepared for and appeared on for his clients to argue interlocutory applications and other contested hearings and has instructed senior counsel and junior counsel in similar circumstances.
Brett’s experience also includes appearing for his clients at settlement conferences and mediations.
Brett's Expertise
- Expertise
- Legal Services
- Dispute Resolution & Litigation
- Affiliations
- Law Society of South Australia Member
- Golden Key International Honour Society Member
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Graduate Diploma in International Business
