Mark Birbeck
Mark is an insurance specialist with over 25 years’ experience gained in the UK and Australia. He joined Meridian Lawyers in January 2018, opening up the firm’s Perth office. He practises almost exclusively in insurance matters, in particular, in the areas of professional indemnity, public and products liability, medical negligence, and property.
His private practice experience has been augmented by senior in-house roles with both an insurer and reinsurer. This has given Mark a unique industry perspective of the needs of insurers and their clients and specifically what they require from their legal advisers. He is well known for his pragmatic commercial advice and reasoned approach.
Mark acts for local, national, and overseas underwriters, particularly in the London market. He is regularly briefed to provide both coverage and claims management advice in complex multi-party litigation, often involving contractual indemnity disputes and dual insurance issues. In recent years Mark has had particular exposure to the mining, engineering and construction sectors. In addition, he has acted in a number of catastrophic sporting-related matters and latent diseases claims.
Prior to joining Meridian Lawyers, Mark was a partner of HBA Legal which he co-founded in 2012.
Mark has been recognised in the peer-review guide Best Lawyers Australia since 2021, for his expertise in Insurance Law and as a recommended Professional Indemnity Lawyer in Doyle’s Guide.
