Extending the Reach of Third Party Claims Against Insurers Introduction This month’s edition of Under Cover focuses on the decision of...

Third Parties Suing Insurers Directly The Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Act 2017 (NSW) permits third parties to...

Are Expert Opinions Facts? In broad terms, Section 40(3) of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) provides that if notice of facts that...

Unsuitable Cladding - Damages About 10 years ago, an owner of property in Parramatta built upon that property a 28-story building called...

Where is the ‘Location Insured’ The Full Federal Court of Australia has recently looked at the meaning of the expression ‘location...

Gaining an Inappropriate Personal Benefit Is it a good idea for a Company to give business to one of its directors? Hakea Holdings Pty...

Privacy Reform It what can only be described as comprehensive, the Federal Government has revealed its proposals to overhaul privacy laws...

A Change of Mind Introduction On 14 December 2022, the High Court of Australia handed down its much-anticipated decision in Allianz...

Introduction Chapter 5C of the Corporations Act sets out an extensive framework for the regulation of managed investment schemes as...

Introduction The duty of disclosure is a fundamental part of the relationship between the insured and the insurer up to the point in time...

Introduction The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (‘AFCA’) serves an extremely useful purpose in receiving and resolving...

Introduction In the modern age, Australian Financial Services Licence holders and their authorised representatives hold vast amounts of...