{"id":200,"date":"2017-02-26T11:39:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T11:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2026-11-05T02:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T02:15:34","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1488108550402{background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;0.55em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;big&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;]<div  id=\"sc_promo_2137674919\" \r\n\tclass=\"sc_promo sc_promo_default sc_promo_size_normal sc_promo_no_paddings sc_promo_image_position_left\"><div class=\"sc_promo_image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/about-1.jpg);width:50%;left: 0;\"><\/div><div class=\"sc_promo_text\" style=\"width: 50%;float: right;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_promo_text_inner\" style=\"\"><div class=\"sc_promo_content sc_item_content\"><div id=\"sc_title_927270935\"\r\n\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_default\"><h1 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_left sc_item_title_style_default sc_item_title_tag\">Welcome to Hoyle Da Silva<\/h1><div class=\"sc_item_descr sc_title_descr sc_align_left\"><p>We are an insurance law firm based in Melbourne with lawyers also based in QLD, NSW and WA offering a full service legal approach to our clients whom include insurers; mutuals; brokers and agents; insureds; claims handlers and underwriting agencies.<\/p>\n<p>We practice in each State and Territory and have been advising clients since inception in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on three decades of experience our team offers specialised expertise in the industry market. Our lawyers have represented major insurers and insureds demonstrating a concise understanding of civil litigation in each jurisdiction within Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- \/.sc_title --><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sc_promo_text --><\/div><!-- \/.sc_promo -->[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;big&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;]<div  id=\"sc_promo_1678528294\" \r\n\tclass=\"sc_promo sc_promo_default sc_promo_size_normal sc_promo_no_paddings sc_promo_image_position_right\"><div class=\"sc_promo_image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/about-Hoyle-Da-Silva.jpg);width:50%;right: 0;\"><\/div><div class=\"sc_promo_text\" style=\"width: 50%;float: left;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_promo_text_inner\" style=\"\"><div class=\"sc_promo_content sc_item_content\"><div id=\"sc_title_1530414116\"\r\n\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_default\"><div class=\"sc_item_descr sc_title_descr sc_align_left\"><p>Our team has provided comprehensive advice on insurance matters in a timely and cost efficient manner. We are adept at handling a vast array of insurance matters ranging from motor vehicle disputes to advising on complex liability disputes. Since inception, we have established relationships with Counsel and law firms in each jurisdictions to ensure we provide a specific detailed advice to our clients irrespective of complexity; quantum; jurisdiction and time frame.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- \/.sc_title --><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sc_promo_text --><\/div><!-- \/.sc_promo -->[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221;]<div  id=\"sc_promo_876408285\" \r\n\tclass=\"sc_promo sc_promo_default sc_promo_size_normal sc_promo_no_paddings sc_promo_image_position_left\"><div class=\"sc_promo_image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/about-3.jpg);width:50%;left: 0;\"><\/div><div class=\"sc_promo_text\" style=\"width: 50%;float: right;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_promo_text_inner\" style=\"\"><div class=\"sc_promo_content sc_item_content\"><div id=\"sc_title_122241347\"\r\n\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_default\"><div class=\"sc_item_descr sc_title_descr sc_align_left\"><p>Our lawyers advise on many of the below areas of law.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Motor vehicle disputes<\/li>\n<li>Public Liability<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturing liability disputes<\/li>\n<li>Marine cargo<\/li>\n<li>Warranty and indemnity<\/li>\n<li>Professional indemnity<\/li>\n<li>Legal expense matters<\/li>\n<li>Hire car claims<\/li>\n<li>Fatality claims<\/li>\n<li>Flood and fire claims<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- \/.sc_title --><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sc_promo_text --><\/div><!-- \/.sc_promo -->[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;0.55em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;big&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1488108550402{background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;0.55em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;big&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;big&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;0.55em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;big&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-200","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1063,"href":"https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200\/revisions\/1063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fyi.net.au\/legal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}