He employs negotiation, mediation, and litigation to resolve disputes and has demonstrated proficiency in all three methods.Īpart from his focus on insurance coverage and bad faith, Nick has also worked on a broad range of other legal issues, including medical malpractice, premises liability, product liability, transportation, wrongful death and employment litigation. Nick possesses an extensive knowledge of insurance law and exceptional skills in navigating complex coverage issues and has an impressive record of achieving favorable outcomes for his clients.

He has an impressive track record in preparing in-depth coverage opinions and representing clients in declaratory judgment and bad-faith actions, involving various policies such as commercial general liability, property, business and personal auto, E&O and umbrella and excess policies. For more than 7 years, he has dedicated his practice to helping clients resolve insurance disputes, representing both insurers and third-party administrators. Throughout, he also follows a range of men and women who were touched by this transformation, to illuminate the personal consequences of being part of Australia’s pivotal year.Nick Richardson is a seasoned litigator specializing his practice in insurance coverage and bad faith cases. He brilliantly recreates the broader events surrounding the Melbourne Olympics at the end of 1956, as well as the dramas of the Games themselves. Nick Richardson peels back the layers to reveal Australia at a critical moment in time. In these ways and more, the world came to Australia’s doorstep in 1956, challenging rusted-on habits and indelibly shifting the nation’s perception of itself. In this year, Prime Minister Robert Menzies grappled with world politics, when he opened the country’s doors to refugees from the Hungarian uprising, allowed British nuclear tests at Maralinga, and tried to resolve the greatest diplomatic episode of the decade: the Suez Crisis. It also heralded the arrival of television in Australia. This was the year when Melbourne hosted the Summer Olympics, the first edition of the Games to be held outside Europe and North America. The truth is that, by the time the ’60s came around, Australia was already expanding its outlook - politically, economically, and culturally - and central to this were the events of 1956. This book debunks one of the hardiest clichés in Australian history: that the 1950s was a dull decade, when the nation seemed only interested in a quiet life, a cup of tea, and a weekend drive. 1956 : the year Australia welcomed the world / Nick RichardsonĪn engrossing account of a pivotal year in Australia’s history.

1956 by Nick Richardson