Michael Bates
Associate
Key practice areas: Superannuation & Insurance Claims
Qualifications: BA, LLB
Location: Melbourne (VIC)
Michael Bates is an Associate in the Superannuation and
Insurance practice at Maurice Blackburn. He acts for people in
a variety of claims including:
- Superannuation - Total and Permanent Disability (TPD)
- Superannuation - Total and Temporary Disability
- Income Protection and Salary Continuance Insurance
- Broken Bones Insurance
- Accident and Illness Insurance
- Car and Boat Insurance
- Home & Contents Insurance
- Travel Insurance
- Insurance Fraud
- Non-disclosure.
Michael represents clients at the Superannuation Complaints
Tribunal and the Financial Ombudsman Service as well as in most
State and Federal Courts.
Michael represents many Charlton residents who have had their
flood claims rejected by their insurance companies. He has featured
on tv, radio, internet and in newspapers on the issue of flood
insurance, including ABC tv's 7.30 and the Herald Sun's legal blog Briefed.
He is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria.