Chase Deans

Background

About Chase Deans

I commenced work with Moray & Agnew in 2014. I specialise in compulsory third-party insurance, in both the ACT and NSW. I also regularly advise insurers on worker’s compensation, professional indemnity, public liability and product liability. In my current practice, I advise ACT and NSW insurers on claims brought under the Motor Accident Injuries Act legislation. I also advise ACT worker’s compensation insurers on cross-jurisdictional recovery actions. In the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Doyle’s Guide, I was recognised in the area of CTP and Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance (ACT). I was also selected by my peers for inclusion in the 2024, 2025 and 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in Australia™ in the area of Insurance Law. I was appointed as the legal expert for LexisNexis in relation the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019 (ACT). As part of this, I worked with their development team to edit the online regulatory products. I was elected to the ACT Law Society Council from 2017 to 2019. I was appointed to the ACT Law Society Civil Litigation Committee on 1 January 2022. I was appointed as a tribunal member for Basketball ACT in 2021. I was then appointed as a tribunal member for Basketball Australia in 2023. In 2025, I was appointed to the Law Council of Australia National Insurance Committee. Prior to Moray & Agnew, I was employed with the ACT Law Society. Some notable cases include: • Ryan v Bhagria & Anor (No 2) ACTSC 231; Ryan v Bhagria & Anor (No 3)[2022] ACTCA 29; Ryan v. Bhagria & Anor [2023] HCASL 1 C21/2022 (Verdict for the defendants in the ACT Supreme Court and ACT Court of Appeal. The plaintiff’s application for special leave to appeal to the High Court was dismissed). • Jancevski v WR Engineering Pty Ltd ATF WR Engineering Trust [2016] ACTMC 8; WR Engineering Pty Ltd ATF WR Engineering Trust v Nickola Jancevski [2017] ACTSC 202; and Jancevski v WR Engineering Pty Ltd [2018] ACT CA 34 (Verdict for the defendant in the ACT Court of Appeal). • Greinke & Dempsey v AAI Limited Trading As AAMI [2019] ACAT 26; Greinke & Dempsey v AAI Limited Trading As AAMI (Appeal)[2019] ACAT 99 (Verdict for the respondent on the validly of cancelled contract under the Insurance Contracts Act 1984). • Keiziah Kabutey v QBE Management Services Pty Ltd (WC 385 of 2013)(Test case in the Industrial Court of the ACT on journey claims interpretation). • Fuller v Allen & Anor [2020] ACTSC 32 and Fuller v Allen & Anor (No 2)[2020] ACTSC 119 (Successful ex parte applications in the ACT Supreme Court to maintain privilege over surveillance until hearing).