The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Defendant Workers Compensation Law Firms details firms acting on behalf of insurers and self-insured entities and practising within the areas of workplace injury, accident and WorkCover matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff personal injury and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Bartier Perry
Gair Legal
Hall & Wilcox
Second Tier
Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt
Moray & Agnew
Rankin Ellison
Turks
Third Tier
HWL Ebsworth
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
McCabes
Mills Oakley
Thompson Cooper
Previous editions
2025 edition published October 2025
First Tier
Bartier Perry
Gair Legal
Hall & Wilcox
Second Tier
Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt
Moray & Agnew
Rankin Ellison
Turks
Third Tier
Gillis Delaney
HWL Ebsworth
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
McCabes
Mills Oakley
Thompson Cooper
2024 edition published November 2024
First Tier
Bartier Perry
Gair Legal
Hall & Wilcox
Second Tier
Hicksons Lawyers
Moray & Agnew
Rankin Ellison
Turks
Third Tier
Gillis Delaney
HWL Ebsworth
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
McCabes
Mills Oakley
Thompson Cooper
2023 edition published October 2023
First Tier
Bartier Perry
Gair Legal
Hall & Wilcox
Second Tier
Hicksons Lawyers<
Moray & Agnew
Rankin Ellison
Turks
Third Tier
Gillis Delaney
HWL Ebsworth
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
McCabes
Thompson Cooper
2022 edition published November 2022
First Tier
Bartier Perry
Hall & Wilcox
Moray & Agnew
Second Tier
Gair Legal
Rankin Ellison
Turks
Third Tier
Gillis Delaney
Hicksons Lawyers
HWL Ebsworth
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
McCabes
Thompson Cooper
2021 edition published November 2021
First Tier
Bartier Perry
Hall & Wilcox
Moray & Agnew
Second Tier
Gair Legal
Gillis Delaney
Hicksons Lawyers
Rankin Ellison
Sparke Helmore
Turks
Third Tier
HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Barker Henley
McCabes
Thompson Cooper
2019 edition published November 2019
First Tier
Bartier Perry
Moray & Agnew
Second Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Rankin Ellison
Third Tier
Barker Henley
Hicksons Lawyers
HWL Ebsworth
McCabe Curwood
Sparke Helmore
Turks Legal
Recommended
Gillis Delaney
Thompson Cooper
2018 edition published November 2018
First Tier
Bartier Perry
Moray & Agnew
Second Tier
Barker Henley
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Rankin Ellison
Sparke Helmore
Third Tier
Gillis Delaney
Hicksons
Recommended
McCabe Curwood
Holman Webb
Thompson Cooper
2017 edition published November 2017
First Tier
Moray & Agnew
Second Tier
Barker Henley
Bartier Perry
Hall & Wilcox
Hicksons
Rankin Ellison
Sparke Helmore
Third Tier
Gillis Delaney
HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Curwoods
Holman Webb
Thompson Cooper
2016 edition published November 2016
First Tier
HWL Ebsworth
Moray & Agnew
Second Tier
Barker Henley (formerly Kaden Boriss - Sydney)
Bartier Perry
Curwoods
Hicksons
Rankin Ellison
Third Tier
Gillis Delaney
Hall & Wilcox
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Lander & Rogers
McCabes
Meridian Lawyers
Turks Legal
2015 edition published December 2015
First Tier
Bartier Perry
Moray & Agnew
Second Tier
Curwoods
Hicksons
Kaden Boriss
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Gillis Delaney
Kennedys
Rankin Ellison
Vardenaga Roberts