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Concerns about the safety of some types of cladding panel systems had been raised in Australia long before the disastrous Grenfell tower fire in London.

This decision is a cautionary tale of developing property by deceit, sham building contracts and/or unlicensed builders.

New legislation aims to implement the Government's Victorian Domestic Building Consumer Protection Reform Strategy.

In a recent decision of the Victorian Supreme Court, Justice Osborne considered the scope of s 52 of the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic), which states that a plaintiff must prove causation.

There is no absolute prohibition on insurance for a HVNL breach, but the enforceability of such policies is untested.

This case is a good summary of the law on loss by peril of the seas and demonstrates insurance evidentiary difficulties.

Insurance-funded buy-sell agreements provide a comprehensive and efficient solution for business ownership transitions.

The court considered whether the worker had 'special circumstances' to justify an application for review out of time.

The Federal Court of Australia considered whether it was fair and reasonable to deduct the premiums associated with after the event (ATE) insurance taken out by the applicants' solicitors, from the funds to be paid in settlement of a class action.

Where the Insurer rejects an explanation for delay and does not "accept liability under the claim" the Insurer is arguably not bound by the result of a General Assessment irrespective of the outcome of the Special Assessment of the late claim dispute.

The NSW government has announced a consultation process to reform the state's CTP insurance scheme and seeks submissions.

In this update we look at two recent CTP decisions covering different issues. “White v Australian Associated Motor Insurers Ltd (Nos 1&2)” [2009] QSC 141 & 142 considered a nervous shock claim brought out of time and “Dawes Underwriting Australia Pty Ltd v Roth” [2009] NSWCA 152 highlights the dangers for insurers of not having stringent procedures in place to deal with an insured’s ‘loose’ disclosure.

In March 2003, the Ministerial Meeting on Insurance Issues was held and one of the outcomes of the meeting was a view that the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (‘the Act’) was impacting on the cost and availability of professional indemnity and other classes of insurance. In September 2003, Senator Helen Coonan and Senator Ian Campbell, jointly announced that the Government would be undertaking a comprehensive review of the Act.

The Act's operation has been simplified, providing more certainty for insurers, insureds and third party claimants.

A recent case considered section 54 of the Insurance Contract Act.

'Don't be left in the dark' was the theme for Privacy Awareness Week 2019 in Australia. What is your organisation doing in 2020 to ensure you're not left high and dry when the lights go out?

The worker alleged multiple difficulties with his immediate superior who, he claimed, bullied and criticised him.

The New South Wales Court of Appeal has decided that a disease of gradual process resulting from the nature and conditions of employment, can be included as a type of injury for which an employer's liability has been extinguished