The 2026 listing of leading West Australian Professional Indemnity Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of professional negligence and indemnity 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 these areas.
First Tier
Barry Nilsson
Gilchrist Connell
Second Tier
Jackson McDonald
Moray & Agnew
Third Tier
Clyde & Co
Recommended
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
McCabes
Meridian Lawyers
Popperwell & Co
Sparke Helmore
Wotton Kearney
Previous editions
2025 edition published September 2025
First Tier
Barry Nilsson
Gilchrist Connell
Second Tier
Moray & Agnew
Third Tier
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
Jackson McDonald
Recommended
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Kennedys
McCabes
Meridian Lawyers
MDS Legal
Sparke Helmore
Wotton + Kearney
2023 edition published October 2023
First Tier
Barry Nilsson
Gilchrist Connell
Second Tier
Meridian Lawyers
Moray & Agnew
Third Tier
DLA Piper
Jackson McDonald
Recommended
Clyde & Co
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Kennedys
McCabes
MDS Legal
Sparke Helmore
Wotton + Kearney
2022 edition published October 2022
First Tier
Barry.Nilsson.
Gilchrist Connell
Second Tier
Jackson McDonald
Third Tier
DLA Piper
Meridian Lawyers
Moray & Agnew
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Clayton Utz
Clyde & Co
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Kennedys
McCabes
Wotton + Kearney
2021 edition published November 2021
First Tier
Barry.Nilsson.
Second Tier
Gilchrist Connell
Jackson McDonald
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
DLA Piper
McCabes
Meridian Lawyers
Moray & Agnew
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Clyde & Co
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Kennedys
MDS Legal
Mills Oakley
Popperwell & Co
Wotton + Kearney
2020 edition published October 2020
First Tier
Barry.Nilsson.
Jackson McDonald
Second Tier
Gilchrist Connell
McCabe Curwood
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
Meridian Lawyers
Moray & Agnew
Popperwell & Co
Sparke Helmore
Wotton + Kearney
Recommended
HWL Ebsworth
Mills Oakley
2019 edition published November 2019
First Tier
Barry.Nilsson.
Jackson McDonald
Second Tier
Gilchrist Connell
Moray & Agnew
Sparke Helmore
SRB Legal
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Clyde & Co
Popperwell & Co
DLA Piper
Recommended
HWL Ebsworth
Meridian Lawyers
Mills Oakley
2018 edition published October 2018
First Tier
Gilchrist Connell
Jackson McDonald
Moray & Agnew
Second Tier
Barry.Nilsson.
Sparke Helmore
SRB Legal
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Clyde & Co
Denman Popperwell
DLA Piper
Recommended
HWL Ebsworth
Meridian Lawyers
Mills Oakley
2017 edition published October 2017
First Tier
Gilchrist Connell
Jackson McDonald
Moray & Agnew
SRB Legal
Second Tier
Clyde & Co
Sparke Helmore
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Denman Popperwell
DLA Piper
Recommended
Barry.Nilsson.
HWL Ebsworth
Mills Oakley
Sean Mullins & Co
2016 edition published November 2016
First Tier
DLA Piper
Jarman McKenna
Wotton + Kearney
Second Tier
Gilchrist Connell
Jackson McDonald
Moray & Agnew
Third Tier
Clyde & Co
SRB Legal
Recommended
Clayton Utz
Hall & Wilcox
Sean Mullins & Co
2015 edition published December 2015
First Tier
Jackson McDonald
Jarman McKenna
Second Tier
DLA Piper
Gilchrist Connell
HBA Legal
Moray & Agnew
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Denman Popperwell
SRB Legal
Recommended
Bowen Buchbinder & Vilensky
Civic Legal
Kott Gunning
Minter Ellison
Panetta McGrath