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The Court ruled that FOS determinations are final and not subject to court review, save in exceptional circumstances.

This update looks at the latest legal developments affecting self-insurers and claims agents in Victoria.

This seminar will be highly relevant to insurance claims staff and managers, regulatory/compliance and risk teams.

NSW police officers will no longer attend all minor vehicle collisions or accidents where cars need to be towed.

Knowing what is an "adverse event", which must be notified to their professional indemnity insurer, is often difficult.

A discussion of the recent case of Gothard v Fell; in the matter of Allco Financial Group Ltd.

Crowd funding via the pooling of funds for class actions has never been easier with these technological advancements.

The District Court of NSW has prevented a plaintiff from bringing a common law claim against a bus operator for an incident which occurred when the bus doors closed on the plaintiff while they were boarding the bus, ruling that the cause of action is governed by the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW).

The Rinehart case raises an interesting question about whether the courts will protect confidentiality in ADR.

The first step is to look at your existing cover and see whether it extends to the provision of tax advice.

The Centre for Women's Economic Safety (CWES) has recently published Catherine Fitzpatrick's second ‘Designed to Disrupt' discussion paper titled ‘Reimagining general insurance products to improve financial security.

The Court ruled on the vexed issue of loss of a chance - where a defendant's negligence lessens a plaintiff's chances of avoiding greater loss or damage, but falls short of being causative of such loss or damage under traditional principles of legal causation.

Some managers of commercial premises request that cleaning and inspection operations be reduced in scope or intensity.

Disputes about the availability of exclusion clauses to deny liability for COVID-19 related insurance claims continue.

A judgment that directors may be unable to rely on D&O liability insurance to fund defence costs has been reversed.

A high level of forensic investigation should be undertaken before making the workers' compensation claim.

The Bill removes WorkCover Queensland's obligation to indemnify employers for contractual indemnity assumed by employers.