Clyde & Co has appointed Danielle Skinner as insurance partner, recruiting her from Carter Newell, where she led the general liability practice.

Ms Skinner is joined at Clyde by senior associates Nina Abangan and Ann Chin, plus Emma Woods and Niamh Murphy as junior support.

The five will be part of Clyde & Co’s casualty claims practice.

Ms Skinner has more than 15 years’ experience and is a specialist in insurance matters relating to general liability. Her expertise extends to complex and high-value matters involving multiparty construction cases, workplace fatalities, catastrophic injury and nervous shock claims, plus subrogated recoveries and product liability claims.

She acts for domestic and international insurers, underwriting agencies, brokers, claims managers and corporate self-insureds.

“The arrival of Danielle and her team further strengthens our general liability offering, where we have seen strong activity in the market and demand from clients,” Australia head of insurance Gareth Horne said.