Barry Nilsson's national insurance and health law team has once again been recognised in the annual Doyle's Guide.
This year, BN received rankings across multiple defendant insurance categories and was recognised in all eligible states, including a total of 19 firm listings and 27 individual lawyer listings, with 25 principals and senior lawyers recognised.
"Recognition in the annual Doyle's Guide reflects the quality of our people and our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional client outcomes across the country." - Rhett Kennedy, Principal and National Insurance Leader.
Conducted through a peer-review survey, Doyle's Guide is a comprehensive annual listing recognising Australia's leading law firms and lawyers.
BN received the following recognition in the 2025 edition of Doyle's Guide:
Firm listings
Queensland
- First Tier Professional Indemnity Law Firm
- First Tier Public and Product Liability Law Firm
- First Tier Medical Negligence and Malpractice Law Firm
- Third Tier Compulsory Third Party Insurance Law Firm
- Recommended Workers' Compensation and WorkCover Law Firm
New South Wales
- Second Tier Professional Indemnity Law Firm
- Third Tier Medical Negligence and Malpractice Law Firm
- Third Tier Compulsory Third Party Insurance Law Firm
Victoria
- Second Tier Professional Indemnity Law Firm
- Third Tier Public and Product Liability Law Firm
South Australia
- First Tier Professional Indemnity Law Firm
- First Tier Public and Product Liability Law Firm
- Second Tier Compulsory Third Party Insurance Law Firm
- Recommended Medical Negligence and Malpractice Law Firm
Western Australia
- First Tier Professional Indemnity Law Firm
- First Tier Public and Product Liability Law Firm
- Third Tier Medical Negligence and Malpractice Law Firm
- Third Tier Workers' Compensation and WorkCover Law Firm
- Recommended Compulsory Third Party Insurance Law Firm
Lawyer listings
Leading Professional Indemnity Lawyers
- Julie Kinnear - Preeminent (SA)
- Rhett Kennedy - Preeminent (QLD)
- Simon Black - Preeminent (NSW)
- Toby Barrie - Preeminent (WA)
- Andrew Hilditch - Leading (SA)
- Hubert Wajszel - Leading (VIC)
- Belinda Randall - Recommended (WA)
- Jason Hart - Recommended (WA)
- Jordan Farr - Recommended (QLD)
- Melanie Quixley - Recommended (QLD)
- Nicholas Andrew - Recommended (NSW)
Leading Public & Product Liability Lawyers
- Peter Murdoch - Preeminent (QLD)
- Colby Treasure - Leading (WA)
- Fiona Sennett - Leading (QLD)
- Megan Daniel - Leading (QLD)
- Peter Ewin - Leading (VIC)
- Toby Barrie - Leading (WA)
- Chris Evans - Recommended (SA)
- Helen Stavridis - Recommended (SA)
- Toby Biddle - Recommended (NSW)
Leading Medical Negligence & Malpractice Lawyers
- Robert Samut- Preeminent (QLD)
- Kate Hickey - Leading (NSW)
- Edward Mitchell - Recommended (SA)
- Emma Baker - Recommended (QLD)
- Samantha Pillay - Recommended (QLD)