Ian Maitland

Partner
Telephone:  (08) 8235 3060
Email:  ian.maitland@wallmans.com.au

Ian is a skilled commercial litigation lawyer with specialist expertise in general commercial litigation, insurance, transport, shipping and employment law. He is highly regarded within the marine insurance industry and has a significant number of major clients in the sector.

A lawyer for more than 30 years, Ian joined Wallmans in 2004 after heading his own practice and working as a partner at Finlaysons. As a result of his strong focus on transport law over the past 20 years, Ian advises companies on all aspects of transportation. He has expert knowledge regarding the vagaries of the terms and conditions of transporting goods, and issues such as liability and jurisdiction.

Ian has been involved in a broad range of commercial litigation matters, including insurance and contractual disputes, professional negligence and environmental prosecutions, industrial disputes and trade practices.

His experience in litigation and dispute resolution is extensive and includes:

• Advising numerous clients in contractual disputes.
• Successfully defending a boat owner in an oil spill prosecution.
• Representing a shipowner in a large wharf damage case.
• Successfully defending a shipowner in an environmental prosecution.
• Representing shipowners in contractual and cargo disputes.
• Advising employers and employees in workplace relations issues.
• Advising and representing employers in occupational, health, safety and welfare actions.
• Acting for occupiers in property damage and personal injury claims.

Areas of practice

• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Employment and Workplace
• Transport
• Planning and Environment

Memberships

• Chairman of the Regulations Committee of the South Australian Freight Council
• Law Society of South Australia
• Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (former president)