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.
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