Colby is a principal in our Insurance & Health team and is based in the Perth office.

Having practised solely in insurance law since his admission in 2008, his areas of speciality are:

• Public liability
• Employers’ liability
• Workers’ compensation
• Compulsory third party

With an extensive knowledge of the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981, Colby represents and advises insurers, self-insurers and corporates in relation to all aspects of workers’ compensation and liability claims. Colby provides advice to employers following serious workplace incidents and defends corporates in workplace health and safety prosecutions. He also advises his clients on the appropriate management of sensitive claims involving abuse and severe psychiatric injuries.

“From the outset I partner with my clients to develop an effective claims management strategy. I encourage them to explore ways to resolve a claim at the earliest stage possible to ensure the amount of litigation is reduced, and the costs are minimised”.

Colby is recognised in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers for Insurance Law, and as a Leading CTP Lawyer and a Recommended Workers' Compensation and WorkCover Lawyer in 2019 and 2020 editions of Doyles Guide, and a Recommended Public & Product Liability Lawyer in the 2020 edition. 

Colby has experience representing his clients in the Supreme Court, District Court, and the WorkCover Conciliation and Arbitration Service.

Colby holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce. He is a member of the Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA).