The 2026 listing of leading West Australian Defendant Public & Product Liability Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of public, occupiers and product liability 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
McCabes
Second Tier
Jackson McDonald
Third Tier
Gilchrist Connell
Hall & Wilcox
Mills Oakley
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Civic Legal
Jarman Legal
Meridian Lawyers
Sparke Helmore
Wotton Kearney
Previous editions
2025 edition published September 2025
First Tier
Barry Nilsson
McCabes
Second Tier
Jackson McDonald
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Mills Oakley
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Civic Legal
Gilchrist Connell
Jarman Legal
Sparke Helmore
Wotton + Kearney
2024 edition published October 2024
First Tier
Barry Nilsson
McCabes
Second Tier
Jackson McDonald
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Mills Oakley
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Civic Legal
Gilchrist Connell
Jarman Legal
Sparke Helmore
Wotton + Kearney
2023 edition published October 2023
First Tier
McCabes
Second Tier
Jackson McDonald
Sparke Helmore
Third Tier
Barry Nilsson
Hall & Wilcox
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Civic Legal
Gilchrist Connell
Jarman Legal
Meridian Lawyers
Mills Oakley
Wotton + Kearney
2022 edition published October 2022
First Tier
McCabes
Second Tier
Barry.Nilsson.
Jackson McDonald
Moray & Agnew
Sparke Helmore
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Wotton + Kearney
Recommended
Civic Legal
Gilchrist Connell
HBA Legal
Meridian Lawyers
Mills Oakley
MinterEllison
2021 edition published November 2021
First Tier
McCabes
Moray & Agnew
Second Tier
Barry.Nilsson.
Jackson McDonald
Sparke Helmore
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Mills Oakley
Recommended
Civic Legal
DLA Piper
Gilchrist Connell
HBA Legal
Meridian Lawyers
2020 edition published October 2020
First Tier
McCabe Curwood
Moray & Agnew
Sparke Helmore
Second Tier
Barry.Nilsson.
Jackson McDonald
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Mills Oakley
Recommended
Civic Legal
Gilchrist Connell
HBA Legal
Meridian Lawyers
2019 edition published November 2019
First Tier
Moray & Agnew
Sparke Helmore
SRB Legal
Second Tier
Barry.Nilsson.
Jackson McDonald
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Mills Oakley
Recommended
Civic Legal
DLA Piper
Greenland Legal
HBA Legal
Kott Gunning
Meridian Lawyers
2018 edition published October 2018
First Tier
Moray & Agnew
Sparke Helmore
Second Tier
Jackson McDonald
SRB Legal
Third Tier
Barry.Nilsson.
Mills Oakley
Recommended
Civic Legal
DLA Piper
Gilchrist Connell
Hall & Wilcox
HBA Legal
Kott Gunning
2017 edition published October 2017
First Tier
Moray & Agnew
Sparke Helmore
SRB Legal
Second Tier
Gilchrist Connell
Third Tier
Jackson McDonald
Recommended
Barry.Nilsson.
Hall & Wilcox
Kott Gunning
2016 edition published November 2016
First Tier
Jarman McKenna
SRB Legal
Second Tier
Gilchrist Connell
Jackson McDonald
Third Tier
DLA Piper
Hall & Wilcox
Moray & Agnew
Wotton + Kearney
Recommended
HBA Legal
Kott Gunning
Mills Oakley
Sparke Helmore
WHL Legal
2015 edition published December 2015
Leading
Moray & Agnew
SRB Legal
Recommended
Gilchrist Connell
HBA Legal
Kott Gunning
Sparke Helmore
WHL Legal