ArticleA Caution For Medical ExpertsThe recent NSW case of Busa1 emphasises the key role of medical experts in helping Courts to reach fair and evidence-based decisions.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationKennedys
ArticleWhen Does Time Start? The High Court Clarifies The Operation Of Limitation Periods To Actions In Negligence For Economic LossThe Court has provided clarity on when a cause of action in negligence accrues for claims of pure economic loss.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationKennedys
ArticleAustralia's Social Media Ban For Under 16s (APAC)The Act requires providers of those social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent users under 16 years of age from obtaining or maintaining accounts with the platform. AustraliaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentKennedys
ArticleSecurity of costs applications – it pays to cooperate Builtcom Properties 15 v Maxida International Alexandria Property AustraliaAustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionKennedys
ArticleUpdate On The Bermuda Personal Information Protection Act 2016The substantive provisions of the Bermuda Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (PIPA) are expected to come into operation later this year.BermudaPrivacyKennedys Law LLP
ArticleExpenses sale - half off for a limited time!The All Scotland Court doubles down on its censure of conduct failing to adhere to the spirit of the rules.ScotlandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationKennedys
ArticleUAE Wage Protection System overhauledThe Federal Ministry of Human Resource & Emiratisation has issued Ministerial Decree No (739) of 2016 concerning the protection of wages (the New Decree).United Arab EmiratesEmployment and HRKennedys
ArticleHigh-stakes reform: IVF, surrogacy and organ donation under sharper regulatory focusRecent legislative developments in WA & Qld signal a heightened regulatory focus on assisted reproductive technology, surrogacy and organ donation in Australia. AustraliaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesKennedys
ArticleConstruction Brief: limitation insights July 2022Summary of 3 articles relating to limitation periods for claims in connection with unsafe buildings. Links to those articles.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionKennedys
Article‘Final Destination' Considered Key By Court Of Appeal In Flight Delay Liability ClaimsThe Court of Appeal considered the availability of compensation for flight delays in circumstances where a passenger booked connecting flights with a non-community carrier, departing from an EU airport...United KingdomTransportKennedys Law
ArticleLaw firms risk claims without safeguards for generative AILaw firms should ensure human oversight to authenticate AI-generated content, or risk negligence claims.United KingdomLaw Practice ManagementKennedys
ArticleAustralia considers a statutory cause of action for serious invasion of privacyDiscusses the current state of privacy law. What would a tort of privacy look like? Implications for medical practitioners.AustraliaPrivacyKennedys
ArticleService Of Foreign Process On Bermuda Resident Persons And Entities Under The Hague ConventionBermuda, as a British Overseas Territory, is a party to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (the Convention) ...BermudaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationKennedys Law LLP
ArticleThe Personal Information Protection Act, 2016 Is Now In Force In BermudaOn 1 January 2025, the Personal Information Protection Act, 2016 ("PIPA"), finally came into full force and effect in Bermuda.BermudaPrivacyKennedys Law LLP
ArticleTaming The Wild West: Insuring The Emerging Offshore Digital Assets IndustryThe hardening of the insurance markets may have reduced the appetite for certain emerging risks but the increasing prevalence of so-called digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings, ...BermudaTechnologyKennedys Law LLP
ArticleRemoval Of An Arbitrator For Bias In A Bermuda Arbitration (According To A New York Court)For policies issued in the Bermuda market, (re)insureds and (re)insurers typically agree a fairly standardised "Bermuda style' arbitration and governing law clause which requires disputes...WorldwideLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationKennedys Law LLP
ArticleUnited Arab Emirates moves closer to insurance safety netIn this article, which is the first of three in a series, Kennedys' Corporate Insurance team looks at the new proposed commission structures under the new draft life regulations in the UAE. United Arab EmiratesInsuranceKennedys
ArticleIt's official - you can't contract out of s18 of the ACL It's official - you can't contract out of s18 of the ACLAustraliaConsumer ProtectionKennedys
ArticleFWC says fighting in the workplace can be justifiedThere is no presumption that fighting in the workplace will automatically mean that a dismissal is fair.AustraliaEmployment and HRKennedys
ArticleJudicial Review In Bermuda - A Procedural GuideIn Bermuda, our superior court of first instance, the Supreme Court of Bermuda, has the power to judicially review the determinations of public decision makers.BermudaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationKennedys Law LLP