The 2026 listing of leading ACT Defendant Public & Product Liability Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of public, occupiers and product liability matters in the Canberra & ACT legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Lauren Smith, Moray & Agnew
Leading
Sarah McJannett, HWL Ebsworth
Lara Mynott, Moray & Agnew
Catherine Power, Wotton Kearney
Emma Reilly, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Andrew Allan, HWL Ebsworth
Chris Dennett, HWL Ebsworth
Lisa Gooneratne, HWL Ebsworth
Matthew Needham, Hall & Wilcox
Previous editions
2025 edition published October 2025
Leading
Sarah McJannett, HWL Ebsworth
Lauren Smith, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Lisa Gooneratne, HWL Ebsworth
Matthew Needham, Hall & Wilcox
Catherine Power, Wotton + Kearney
Emma Reilly, Moray & Agnew
2024 edition published November 2024
Leading
Sarah McJannett, HWL Ebsworth
Emma Reilly, Moray & Agnew
Lauren Smith, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Andrew Allan, HWL Ebsworth
Catherine Power, Wotton + Kearney
Lisa Quilty, Mills Oakley
2023 edition published October 2023
Leading
Sarah McJannett, HWL Ebsworth
Catherine Power, Wotton + Kearney
Recommended
Andrew Allan, HWL Ebsworth
Emma Reilly, Moray & Agnew
Lauren Smith, Moray & Agnew
Nick Thompson, HWL Ebsworth
2022 edition published October 2022
Leading
Sarah McJannett, HWL Ebsworth
Catherine Power, Wotton + Kearney
Emma Reilly, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Andrew Allan, HWL Ebsworth
Chris Dennett, HWL Ebsworth
Brooke Dennington, Moray & Agnew
Lauren Smith, Moray & Agnew
2021 edition published November 2021
Leading
Sarah McJannett, HWL Ebsworth
Emma Reilly, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Andrew Allan, HWL Ebsworth
Catherine Power, Sparke Helmore
Lisa Quilty, King & Wood Mallesons
2020 edition published October 2020
Leading
Sarah McJannett, HWL Ebsworth
Lara Mynott, Moray & Agnew
Emma Reilly, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Richard Garnett, HWL Ebsworth
Catherine Power, Sparke Helmore
2019 edition published October 2019
Leading
Sarah McJannett, HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Richard Garnett, HWL Ebsworth
Lara Mynott, Moray & Agnew
Matthew Needham, Hall & Wilcox
Catherine Power, Sparke Helmore