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A crop of low-quality grass and a battle over product liability insurance has given the High Court an opportunity to emphasise the need to read exclusion clauses properly and in context (Selected Seeds Pty Ltd v QBEMM Pty Limited [2010] HCA 37).

Article discusses how legal systems and insurance policies fail to keep up with ever-changing service scenarios. .

The UK court has confirmed in a shipping case that employing fraudulent devices forfeits an insurance claim in England.

The Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales was asked to assess damages in respect to a claim arising out of the condition of mesothelioma.

The Insurance Contracts Amendment Act received Royal Assent on 15 April 2012.

Insurers are on notice that undisputed amounts under a policy of insurance must be paid within a reasonable timeframe.

Over 1000 road accident victims complained that the changes slash benefits and the rights of victims of road accidents.

Government changes to the Compulsory Third Party insurance scheme is likely to end up with motorists paying even more.

The High Court has dismissed the appeal of an employer who negligently exposed its former employee to asbestos fibres, causing the employee to contract mesothelioma.

The High Court confirmed that an institutional defendant cannot escape exemplary damages simply because its agents honestly believed their conduct was lawful. Where institutional failures expose callous disregard for vulnerable people in their custody, exemplary damages remain available.

Picture two people with the same illness, same diagnosis, same inability to work. One claimant receives the full Total Permanent Disability (TPD) benefit they expected and the second receives noticeably less...

In a recent decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, the Court refused to allow an insurer to rely on a 'Personal Injury' exclusion clause in the Professional Indemnity wording of a combined ...

The Supreme Court has clarified a contentious issue in Section 73 of the MACA, which relates to the late making of claims.

Unfair contract terms protections have been extended under new legislation to include standard insurance contracts.

Assessing life insurance claims is a careful balance between opinions of the medical experts and vocational assessors.

"Benefit ratio" rules determine if a life risk product falls within the exemption to the ban on conflicted remuneration.

This decision clarifies the circumstances where a principal is found liable to employees of its independent contractors.