Alison Adair - Partner Direct Line + 61 8 8210 1227 Mobile 0414 271 610 Facsimile + 61 8 8210 1234 Email aadair@normans.com.au Commercial Dispute Resolution

General capability and experience

Alison is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Team. Alison has extensive experience in a wide variety of general commercial litigation matters with a focus on contractual disputes, actions under the Trade Practices Act, building and construction law, matters arising out of the Corporations Act and professional indemnity and directors and officers liability including acting for insurers.

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial litigation
• Trade Practices and Competition
• Professional indemnity
• Building and Construction law
• Directors and Officers

Relevant Experience

Alison has acted in a range of commercial matters including:

• Successful appeal by Austereo against trade mark registration by Nova Radio (DMG)
• Acting for defendants in the complex professional indemnity action brought by the liquidator of the Emmanuel Group of Companies
• Acting for the ACCC in several prosecutions in the Federal Court brought for breaches of Part V of the Trade Practices Act
• Acting for the non-executive directors of the State Bank of South Australia in the Royal Commission and Auditor-General's Inquiry into the State Bank
• The action by preference shareholders against JN Taylor Limited and other members of the Bond Group of Companies
• Acting for an executive director in an action by Executive Trustee Australia Ltd and others against Peat Marwick Hungerfords in relation to Excel Finance Corporation Ltd.

Alison has considerable expertise in the area of health law and related matters, including advising a number of private and public hospitals and others in the health industry.

She has advised and acted for insurers and private clients in the area of professional indemnity, including medical practitioners, engineers and builders, directors and officers, medical associations and hospitals.