Andrew Oag
Tel: +61 2 9137 7543
Fax: +61 2 9232 8975
Email: aoag@jackshand.com.au
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-oag-8ba19a60
Called to the Bar: 2012
“37 years experience in insurance and common law damages litigation”
Andrew Oag was called to the Bar in 2012. He has conducted litigation in the High Court and has appeared as Counsel in the Court of Appeal, Federal Court, Supreme Court and District Court, often unled. His main expertise is in public and product liability damages litigation.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Andrew completed a Bachelor of Laws (University of Sydney) in 1985 and was admitted to the Supreme Court in January 1986. He practised in defendant litigation at a leading insurance firm before moving to the Public Interest Advocacy Centre. There he represented 1,500 Australian claimants in the International Dalkon Shield class action, the first major product liability litigation of its kind in Australia. During his career, both as a solicitor and barrister, Andrew has acted for plaintiffs and defendants. Andrew also spent 8 years on the NSW Bar Association Common Law Committee.
Andrew has always held the belief, first quoted by His Honour Kim Santow, that “A legal answer which offends common sense or basic fairness is usually wrong, however cleverly contrived”
