Joseph Brighouse

Special Counsel

About Joseph

Joseph is a Special Counsel in Carter Newell’s Professional Liability team, with over 12 years’ experience in professional liability, financial lines insurance, and workplace health and safety law.

Joseph acts for insurers and corporate insureds in the defence of regulatory investigations and prosecutions arising under workplace health and safety, electrical safety and other health and safety legislation, as well as investigations conducted by industry regulators and government authorities. His experience spans all stages of the investigation and prosecution process. Joseph regularly assists insureds with the initial regulator investigation. He also regularly advises on and represents insureds during prosecutions, including advising on the brief of evidence, defence prospects, negotiating with the prosecution with respect to the charges, representing insureds at sentencing hearings, defended trials and appeals. Joseph also provides separate representation to employees involved in regulatory investigations.

Joseph also has extensive experience in professional liability, acting for a broad range of professionals including real estate agents, commercial property managers, certifiers, healthcare professionals, accountants, migration agents and financial advisers in both pre-court and litigated claims. In addition, Joseph also represents clients with respect to workplace claims involving sexual harassment and discrimination and personal injury.

Joseph's areas
of expertise and industry focus

Areas of expertise

Corporate Legal Services

Employment & Workplace Advisory

Insurance

Employment Practices Liability

Insurance

Insurance

Insurance

Professional Liability

Industry focus

Latest insights by Joseph

Medical Malpractice Gazette (2nd edition)

1 August 2022
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Professional and Management Liability Gazette (9th edition)

1 June 2022
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