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Lachlan Boughton
Special Counsel
A member of the Insurance group since 2014, Lachlan's core areas of practice are professional indemnity, marine and transport, commercial litigation and general liability claims.
Overview
Lachlan has significant experience in professional negligence, general liability and property damage claims, fraud, recoveries, large-scale commercial litigation and shareholder class actions, acting for clients across the legal, building and construction, real estate, financial services, and motor and transport industries.
Lachlan advises on liability, indemnity, policy, strategy and management over the full life of the claim. This includes pre-litigation negotiations, drafting complex pleadings, managing interlocutory steps, preparing evidence and undertaking recoveries, and the enforcement of judgment debts.
Lachlan was listed as a Rising Star in the Doyle's Guide 2022, 2023 and 2024 transport rankings. He is a Board member of Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ) and secretary of the Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum Inc.
On 27 May 2015 Lachlan was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria. He is also admitted to practice in the Federal Court and High Court of Australia. Lachlan holds a Bachelor of Laws from La Trobe University.