Blair has worked as an international insurance broker, a private practice lawyer in commercial litigation, in-house counsel in insurance and banking and with a focus on property and building matters.
His areas of expertise include:
- Director, trustee and professional liability claims of all types and industry sectors including in building, financial and technology matters.
- Commercial legal work including legal advice that is practical, simple, focuses on the issues at hand and is akin to that of inhouse counsel in ensuring quick, efficient and value focused advice. Blair has a particular expertise in drafting professional service retainers and client contract terms in building, financial and technology sectors.
- Insurance advice of the highest level. Blair spent many years working for brokers Marsh, Aon, IFS and Honan and has a strong knowledge of insurance and highly regarded both in Australia and internationally for financial lines classes.
Those that know Blair will know that he prides himself on achieving results. He has forged a reputation in the insurance and legal sectors as a disciplined advocate, persistent negotiator and insurance guru for claim disputes.
Outside work Blair loves nothing more than spending time with his children, following soccer, hitting the beach in Torquay with the kids, and bike riding.
Qualifications
LLB(Hons) Bbus, Dip Fin Serv
Recent articles by Blair McNamara
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Why Plumbing in Victoria Has No Insurance Safety Net
The amount of plumbing related building defects I see in Victoria is astonishingly high. Often they exceed all other defects. Yet the insurance that should respond has become a farce.
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A Neighbour Is Building and Why a Protection Works Notice Is Never Just a Form
More and more I am seeing protection works disputes become disputes about access to land, adverse possession, boundary issues, building defects and property damage.
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A New General Insurance Code of Practice but Will It Change Anything
The headline change is that many of the Code's obligations are proposed to become legally enforceable. On paper that is a significant shift.
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The Case for a National Civil and Administrative Tribunal for Australia
Burns v Corbett and later decisions mean tribunals are not Chapter III courts and cannot exercise federal jurisdiction. It is time to consider a national tribunal.
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Victoria Does Not Have a Building Crisis It Has a Legal Enforcement Crisis
You have a defective dwelling or property damage, and the builder gets prosecuted and fined. How does that help you?
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Victoria Has Watered Down Its Building Reforms Before They Even Started
For the last year we heard Victorians would have a Building and Plumbing Commission that would finally hold builders and developers to account. We were expecting a bulldog.
