The testator, who had a history of delusions and hallucinations, had enough testamentary capacity when making his will.

ASIC enforced best interests and appropriate advice duty laws pursuant to FoFA obligations under the Corporations Act.

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has ruled that insurers can deny indemnity and reduce liability to nil when an insured fails to disclose material changes in risk. This case examines how a pharmaceutical manufacturer's undisclosed pivot to hand sanitiser production during COVID-19, involving a fifteenfold increase in ethanol storage, led to a complete denial of coverage following a devastating fire.

The HC's refusal to hear the UCPT case leaves ongoing uncertainty over 'prior known circumstances' exclusions in insurance.

Advocate's immunity is an immunity from suit, enabling legal practitioners to defend negligence claims arising from work performed in the conduct of litigation.

This decision potentially broadens the scope of what a respondent needs to disclose when given a PIPA notice of claim.

For insurers and health providers the decision underscores the strength of limitation defences.

Laws to safeguard Australia's national security and economic interests against the evolving cyber threat landscape.

Trends are emerging from the quarterly statistical data reports released by the OAIC on data breach notifications.

The significance of these reforms are likely to have marked impacts on construction professionals and their insurers.

An overview of upcoming changes to corporate reporting, with the proposed introduction of mandatory climate disclosure.

Useful guidelines to deal with situations where it is uncertain as to whether the employee has actually resigned.

Wage theft applies to the intentional underpayment of employee entitlements.

Possible statutory liability, management liability and D&O insurance policies may cover defence costs.

Several decisions have considered secular and orthodox law, but this was the first in the bankruptcy context in Australia.

The Full Federal Court's decision in Crowley v Worley Limited marks a pivotal shift in Australian securities class action law by endorsing market-based causation and lowering evidentiary thresholds for proving shareholder loss. This landmark ruling, combined with the earlier Brambles decision, fundamentally alters the risk landscape for ASX-listed companies and their insurers.

High Court of Australia reviewed the scope of a duty of care arising from assumed responsibility.

High Court of Australia has provided some clarity on the application of proportionate liability to arbitrations.

Guidance on when costs of separate legal representation by an employee are likely to be considered 'reasonable'.

APRA and ASIC have called on regulated entities to demonstrate that their governance, cyber controls, operational resilience and third-party risk arrangements can operate at frontier-AI speed.