Garry Nutt has extensive experience advising on, and acting for, insurers and insureds in a range of insurance-related matters with a particular focus on workers' compensation, employers' indemnity and personal injury claims. He was listed as pre-eminent workers' compensation lawyer in the 2016 Doyle's Guide. Mr Nutt advises on the management of litigated and unlitigated claims as well as on strategies for resolution, contribution and recovery. In addition to formal and informal settlement conferences, Mr Nutt has appeared as counsel in courts and tribunals at all levels, including the Arbitration Service of WorkCover Western Australia (WA), the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, the District Court of WA and the Supreme Court of WA. He has a particular interest in appellate work and has successfully appeared on numerous occasions in the Court of Appeal and High Court. Mr Nutt's broader expertise extends to motor vehicle and CTP, public liability, professional indemnity and product liability claims. He also provides advice on legal costs and regularly attends taxation of costs in the District Court for personal injury matters. Mr Nutt advises and acts for international and national insurers as well as insureds. He has a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia, and is a member of the Australian Insurance Law Association and Law Society of Western Australia. Mr Nutt was previously a partner at Jarman McKenna before the Perth-based boutique insurance law firm merged with Sparke Helmore in March 2017. Prior to Jarman McKenna, he worked in the insurance teams of (then) Malleson Stephen Jaques and Jackson McDonald.
