Wotton Kearney is Asia Pacific’s insurance & risk legal business
Cyber Incident Hotline: Australia 1800 316 706 New Zealand 0800 WK Claims
Latest insights
Trend Watch: What’s next? – data breach class actions
Following the Optus and Medibank data breaches in 2021-2022, the increase in litigation has triggered a range of new considerations and developments in the space. In our latest Trend Watch video on data breaches, Cyber, Privacy + Technology partner Nicole Gabryk and Commercial Litigation special counsel Gavin Davies discuss the increasing activity of regulators, litigants ‘testing the bounds’, and the establishment of legal precedents going forward. Watch the full discussion ...
Defendant bears a heavy burden in proving unfair trial for successful stay applications
By: Greg Carruthers-Smith, Gemma Burke and Maria Canon RC v The Salvation Army (Western Australia) Property Trust [2024] HCA 43 At a glance The High Court of Australia has allowed an appeal to set aside a judgment staying civil proceedings relating to alleged sexual abuse occurring in 1959/60. The death of the perpetrator and the only witness to a disclosure about the alleged abuse was not enough to meet the ...
Wotton Kearney expands its property, construction, and employment practices in Christchurch with new appointments
Wotton Kearney is pleased to announce the appointments of Sam Hider, senior associate, and Ramses Hunt, associate, both based in our Christchurch | Ōtautahi office. This exciting development will help to strengthen our property, construction, and employment practices and to better service the growing needs of our clients in the South Island. Sam Hider, Senior Associate Sam joins Wotton Kearney as ...