John Chidiac

John Chidiac is a partner at Sanford Legal with extensive experience in insurance litigation and compensation law. Graduating with a Bachelor of Law from the University of Technology, Sydney in 1997 and admitted to practice the following year, John began his career representing major insurance companies including AMP, GIO, NRMA, and Mercantile Mutual Limited. Over the years, John has developed expertise in complex insurance disputes covering workers compensation, motor vehicle accidents, work injury damages, and public liability claims. Having founded Sanford Legal, he now represents injured clients, leveraging his deep understanding of insurance company operations to secure maximum compensation outcomes. His advocacy has extended to precedential cases in the Supreme Court and High Court of Australia. John also advises on superannuation matters, particularly total and permanent disablement and income protection claims involving industry funds such as Australian Super, AMP, CBUS, and REST. Additionally, he has obtained favourable results for clients in claims relating to defective building work against developers and builders, through contractual and tortious remedies. He has conducted complex litigation across all levels of Australian courts, from the Local and District Courts through to the Supreme and High Courts, as well as various tribunals. John is fluent in Arabic, enhancing his ability to assist a diverse client base. His practice areas include compensation claims, motor vehicle compensation, workplace compensation, work injury damages, public liability, superannuation claims, medical and professional negligence claims, commercial litigation, and criminal law.