The Intersection of General Principles, Negligence Reform and the Workplace. Introduction In March 2010, an intruder broke into premises...

5 things we learn from the decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal in Bank of Queensland v AIG Australia Limited. Introduction...

Rushleigh Services Pty Limited v Forge Group Limited (in liquidation) (Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2018] FCA 26 (31 January 2018)...

Global Constructions Australia Pty Limited (in Liquidation)(“Company”) v AIG Australia Limited [2018] FCA 98 Background Sometimes an...

INTRODUCTION The Federal Court of Australia recently heard argument about whether an insurance policy offering protection against an...

Background Stealth Enterprises Pty Ltd (Stealth) owned and operated a brothel in the Australian Capital Territory known as “The...

Introduction The High Court of Australia has paid the principle of "advocacy immunity" another visit. The Journey So Far In Giannarelli v...

Who would have thought it ? After years of seeking unsuccessfully to curtail the scope of Section 54(1) of the Insurance Contracts Act,...

As the UN Climate Change Conference 2015 celebrates its work in Paris, the time seems opportune to look at climate change, the liability...

Here is an interesting case from the Supreme Court of NSW. Background The Insured lent money to third parties secured against real...

Introduction I am not sure that what the Supreme Court of New South Wales has recently said about this issue is correct. You might have a...

A question which Courts are often asked to consider is whether or not an insured should be compelled to produce its insurance policy....

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Queensland concerned the collapse of a crane’s boom, the reasons for that collapse and whether...

The High Court of Australia has recently confirmed that the Commonwealth statutory proportionate liability and contributory negligence...

The Supreme Court of Victoria recently oversaw an interesting debate about the operation of a fairly typical “major shareholder”...