Our 2025 construction insurance law review provides insights into the latest trends in construction claims and what we expect to see in the future.

The High Court of Australia has handed down judgment in the much-anticipated decision of CSL Australia Pty Ltd v Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd [2026] HCA 15 (The Goliath). It has unanimously dismissed CSL Australia Pty Ltd’s appeal. As such, under Australian law, a shipowner cannot limit its liability for wreck removal expenses under the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976.

Bermuda Chapter covers common issues in restructuring and insolvency, including issues that arise when a company is in financial difficulties, restructuring options, insolvency procedures, tax, employees and cross-border is.

State' or 'sovereign' immunity is based upon on the international law principle of the sovereign equality of states.

The Bermuda Monetary Authority, an independent (non-governmental) body created by statute, is responsible for the licensing and supervision of insurance and reinsurance companies...

Welcome to our marine newsletter for January 2020. This edition brings you an update on recent decisions and legal developments affecting the maritime industry around the world.

Recent case reminds that s5O of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) does not require unanimous expert opinion.

Other than requiring that arbitration agreements be in writing, Bermuda's arbitration statutes do not require any specific form or format. Agreements may take the form of a clause contained...

There was good news for travel solicitors this week, with the Court of Appeal giving judgment for the solicitors in Miller v Irwin Mitchell.

Renewable Energy Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of United Arab Emirates, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Recent death exposed the flaws in the VAD process in Queensland.

Bermuda is a self-governing British Overseas Territory. The systems of law administered in Bermuda are local Bermudian legislation, Bermudian common law (as developed from English common law)...

The Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Lonham Group Ltd v. Scotbeef Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 203, overturning the decision of HHJ Kelly

On 12 February 2007, the Federal Government released the long awaited exposure draft of the Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2007 which contains proposed amendments to the Insurance Contracts Act 1984.

An overview of the decision in Tasmania and a discussion of how the case would have been considered in Victoria.

In April, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. City & County of San Francisco, on whether ERISA preempts a San Francisco Ordinance that requires that private employers with more than twenty employees make certain hourly expenditures towards the health care costs of their employees, and sets mandatory levels of health coverage.

Thriving in the face of adversity as politics and security play an integral part in everyday life is a default position for Israel. The data backs this up: recent OECD reports describe Israel...

In this brief viewpoint we consider how technology will disrupt the residential sector, right across the value chain, creating new business models and new partnerships.

Recent Case Law Updates - January 2012.

A dispute over professional fees which the claimant surveyors referred to adjudication, the respondent client submitted that there was no adjudication agreement and that the adjudicator had no jurisdiction.