Our People
Miranda Milne
Chief Executive Officer
The Committee began its operations in January of 1986. Miranda Milne was solicitor to the Committee from May 1986 until October 1996 and has been the chief executive officer since that time.
She previously worked in private practice in the area of insurance litigation, particularly professional indemnity insurance.
Justin Toohey
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Justin was engaged in private practice for 15 years, and was formerly a partner with Tress Cocks & Maddox, specialising in professional indemnity litigation (including as a panel solicitor to the LPLC).
Prior to joining LPLC, Justin was employed by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Alex Macmillan
Claims Solicitor
After 17 years in private practice, specialising in insurance litigation, Alex Macmillan joined the Committee on secondment as a partner from Lander & Rogers.
She subsequently joined the Committee staff permanently in 1994.
Bronwyn Hine
Claims Solicitor
In the 10 years prior to joining LPLC, Bronwyn has worked in private practice in Victoria and South Australia as a professional indemnity solicitor. She joined the Committee in 2006 from the Melbourne office of specialist insurance firm Moray & Agnew. Bronwyn also spent 5 years at a law claims panel firm in South Australia.
Heather Hibberd
Chief Risk Manager
Heather practised as a solicitor for eight years in insurance litigation at Minter Ellison specialising in professional indemnity litigation before joining the Committee on secondment in 1999. She became a permanent member of staff in 2001.
Matthew Rose
Risk Manager
Matthew joined the LPLC in September 2010 after working in risk management roles with the London offices of global law firms Clifford Chance and Mayer Brown. Previously, Matthew practised as a Senior Associate in Minter Ellison’s commercial litigation group.
Richard Antill
Risk Manager
Prior to joining LPLC Richard was a barrister at the Victorian Bar for seven years. He practised in general commercial litigation with specialties in property matters and solicitor-client disputes.
Peter Richards
Chief Financial Officer
Peter joined the Committee as Chief Financial Officer in December, 2003.
He previously worked in the retail industry where he held senior accounting positions with Myer and more recently Daimaru.
Peter manages the accounting, finance and payroll functions.
Bernadette Mallia
Office Manager
After working in solicitors firms both as a Personal Assistant and a Conveyancing Clerk, Bernadette joined the Committee in 1988.
Bernadette supervises the annual renewal of insurance and oversees maintenance of the Committee's database.