Experience
Yasmin's practice focuses on product liability and Australian Consumer Law claims, fire, flood and contamination losses, food and beverage claims, construction-related property damage, coverage and indemnity disputes, and subrogated recovery actions.
Recognised in Best Lawyers Australia for Product Liability Litigation, Yasmin is valued for her strategic, commercially focused approach to resolving complex disputes.
Memberships
- NSW Claims Discussion Group
Awards
- Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Firm Awards
- Finalist - Special Counsel of the Year, 2019
Testimonials
'Yasmin approaches each matter with diligence and care, ensuring that client expectations are not only met but exceeded'
Recent cases
- Acted for Lloyd's Underwriters in The Star Entertainment Sydney Properties Pty Ltd v Buildcorp Group Pty Ltd, a technically complex Supreme Court proceeding concerning combustible cladding and the meaning of "property damage" for the purposes of coverage under a liability policy.
- Acted for an electrical engineering company in a Supreme Court matter involving a fire at a power station, causing significant property damage and financial loss, with damages claimed in excess of $20 million.
- Acted for a structural engineer in proceedings arising from the collapse of a retaining wall during construction of a large mixed-use commercial and residential development.
- Acted for an insurer under a product liability policy in relation to grain storage silos and claims concerning alleged design defects, including recovery proceedings against an overseas manufacturer.
- Acted for an importer of wine products in connection with contamination allegations relating to wine barrels, involving issues of product integrity, causation, quality control and resulting financial loss.
- Acted for a manufacturer of infant formula in a claim arising from allegations that infant formula products failed to meet specified nutritional requirements. The matter involved consideration of manufacturing and quality control processes, contamination pathways, product recall obligations, regulatory compliance and causation.
- Acted for building professionals in a number of high-value disputes concerning cracking to walls and slabs on large-scale commercial and residential developments.
- Acted for insurers in relation to major fire, flood and contamination claims affecting commercial and residential property.
- Successfully obtained the dismissal of a multimillion-dollar construction claim on the basis that it was statute-barred under section 14 of the Limitation Act.
Recent Articles
Case note: Hunter Water Corporation v The Owners of Strata Plan
Case note: Polyaire Pty Ltd v 167 Prospect Highway Pty Ltd [2026] NSWCA 79