The 2026 listing of leading West Australian Defendant Medical Negligence & Malpractice Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of medical negligence and malpractice matters in the WA legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in the area.
First Tier
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Barry Nilsson
HBA Legal
Recommended
Dominion Legal
HWL Ebsworth
McCabes
Meridian Lawyers
Moray & Agnew
Previous editions
2025 edition published October 2025
First Tier
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
McCabes
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Barry Nilsson
HBA Legal
Recommended
Dominion Legal
HWL Ebsworth
Meridian Lawyers
Moray & Agnew
2024 edition published November 2024
First Tier
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
McCabes
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Barry Nilsson
Meridian Lawyers
Recommended
Dominion Legal
HBA Legal
HWL Ebsworth
Moray & Agnew
2023 edition published October 2023
First Tier
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Barry Nilsson
McCabes
Meridian Lawyers
Recommended
Dominion Legal
HBA Legal
HWL Ebsworth
Moray & Agnew
2022 edition published November 2022
First Tier
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
HBA Legal
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Meridian Lawyers
Recommended
Clayton Utz
HWL Ebsworth
Moray & Agnew
2021 edition published November 2021
First Tier
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
Barry.Nilsson
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
HBA Legal
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
DLA Piper
HWL Ebsworth
Meridian Lawyers
Tottle Partners
2020 edition published October 2020
First Tier
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
Barry.Nilsson
Clayton Utz
MinterEllison
Third Tier
HBA Legal
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
HWL Ebsworth
Meridian Lawyers
McCabe Curwood
Tottle Partners
2019 edition published November 2019
First Tier
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Barry.Nilsson
Clayton Utz
HBA Legal
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Meridian Lawyers
SRB Legal
2018 edition published October 2018
First Tier
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
Barry.Nilsson
MinterEllison
Moray & Agnew
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Denman Popperwell
HBA Legal
SRB Legal
Recommended
Gilchrist Connell
Meridian Lawyers
2017 edition published October 2017
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
SRB Legal
Moray & Agnew
Third Tier
Denman Popperwell
Recommended
Barry.Nilsson
Gilchrist Connell
HBA Legal
2016 edition published November 2016
First Tier
Jarman McKenna
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
DLA Piper
Third Tier
Moray & Agnew
Wotton + Kearney
Recommended
Denman Popperwell
Hall & Wilcox
HBA Legal
SRB Legal
2015 edition published December 2015
First Tier
Denman Popperwell
Jarman McKenna
Panetta McGrath
Second Tier
DLA Piper
Third Tier
Moray & Agnew
SRB Legal
Recommended
Civic Legal
Clayton Utz
Jackson McDonald