Travel insurer hacked: Implications under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

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 […]

Senior Associate Noa Zur speaks to Insurance Business magazine about the proposed changes to the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic).

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.

Construction Bulletin – April 2014

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 […]

Cyber risk and privacy: the legal view

The current boom in cyber insurance policies is at least partly due to new cyber privacy laws being enacted in March 2014. Andrew Moore, Jane O’Neill and Jack Geng investigate the new legal landscape in the March edition of Insurance Business magazine.

Walk for Justice

In conjunction with the firm’s Community Footprint Corporate Social Responsibility program, on 14 May a team of Wotton Kearney partners, lawyers, support staff and managers participated in the Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) “Walk for Justice” from Sydney’s Hyde Park, taking in The Botanic Gardens and Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, before finishing in The Domain. […]