Sanjay is a specialist civil litigation lawyer with over 15 years of experience in civil suits involving government agencies and private insurers. He has worked in a number of complex and high-value cases involving Police conduct, intentional torts and insurance disputes. He has appeared or instructed counsel in most Courts, including the NSW Court of Appeal and High Court.
Sanjay brings his experience representing agencies such as the NSW Police Force and Corrective Services to assist Hugo Law Group’s clients through the civil litigation arm of the Court system in claims involving false imprisonment, assault/battery, negligence and malicious prosecution.
Before joining Hugo Law Group, Sanjay practiced as Special Counsel, Senior Associate and Solicitor Advocate at specialist insurance litigation firms. Sanjay was also employed as a tipstaff to a Supreme Court (now Court of Appeal) Judge.
Sanjay has been involved in the following selected and published cases:
- State of New South Wales v Ouhammi (2019) 101 NSWLR 160 – appeal proceedings raising issues about the proper application of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW).
- Lee v NSW Commissioner of Police (No.3) [2019] NSWSC 694 – unlawful procurement of a search warrant and client legal privilege.
- CH v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWSC 1607 – alleged malicious procurement of a search warrant.
- SunWater Limited v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company & Ors [2023] HCASL 55 – insurance dispute involving excess liability insurers of a Queensland dam operator sued in a class action in relation to 2011 floods.
