On Monday, 12 December 2016, his Honour Justice Sifris of the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down judgment in the matter of Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Myer Holdings Limited [2016] VSC 655. Click below to read a brief alert prepared by Cain Jackson and Edward O’Brien summarising the judgment and the implications for […]
Cyber attacks have become common place across the business landscape in the last decade and with recent attacks focused on Australia, one leading law firm has released its advice on what to do after a data breach. With high profile cases across the United States, and the hacking of Aussie Travel Cover earlier this year, […]
Anyone paying attention will have observed that data breaches have become increasingly common place in Australia. In January 2015, news reports emerged of the recent cyber attack on Aussie Travel Cover (ATC). The ATC cyber attack led to 770,000 personal data entries being compromised. In this article, Andrew Moore and Jack Geng examine the impact […]
Following on from her article of 18 November 2014, Senior Associate Noa Zur was approached by Insurance Business magazine to provide further comment on the Victorian government’s proposed changes to the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic). Click on the image below to see what Noa had to say.
Ahead of the publication next week of an analysis by Wotton Kearney’s Heidi Nash-Smith and Jack Geng, Money Management magazine consider the monetary jurisdiction of the Financial Ombudsman Service in this article.
Patrick Boardman explains how subtle differences and external factors can significantly affect Directors & Officers insurance coverage in this article published in Insurance Business magazine.
Class actions aren’t just a matter for the major insurers – they can drag in your clients too. Patrick Boardman considers the legal ins and outs in the May edition of Insurance Business magazine.
Sean O’Connor shares his thoughts on the relationship between proportionate liability, arbitration and insurance cover in this article published in Australasian Lawyer magazine. View article here.
Patrick Boardman spoke to Australasian Lawyer to share his views on recent legal developments and emerging trends in D&O insurance.
The April 2014 edition of our “Construction Bulletin” includes commentary in relation to the following matters: Professionals acting unprofessionally – the meaning of the terms “professional services” in a D&O policy exclusion. Recent changes to Queensland’s building and construction industry legislation. The special leave application in the Brookfield Multiplex litigation. The future of compulsory commercial […]
