By: James Cooper and Merinda Stewart Yesterday, the Australian Government released its long-awaited Aviation White Paper – Towards 2050, setting out the Government’s plans for the aviation industry in Australia for the next two and a half decades, and building on its previous National Aviation Policy White Paper in 2009. We set out the key […]
By: Sarah Metcalfe, Andrew Brennan and Nick Lux At a glance Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) has released a report investigating who is responsible for the use of non-compliant combustible cladding in Victoria. CSV reviewed original plans and permits for 1,000 privately owned apartment buildings and concluded that responsibility for the ‘widespread misapplication of Victoria’s regulatory […]
By: Amanda Beattie and Jonathon Ferraro At a glance Judgment in favour of CBA was handed down last month1 in respect of two consolidated shareholder class actions2. The actions alleged that CBA breached its continuous disclosure obligations and mislead or deceived shareholders in relation to compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws. The […]
By: Naraya Lamart, Joseph Nicholls and Emma Campbell Issue 1 – Tallow Commodities and liability for charges under a contract of carriage Our Marine + Transport team are launching a marine series to provide marine insurers and their insureds with short reviews of the key authorities on legal issues arising out of the marine insurance […]
Our Chief Executive Partner David Kearney recently sat down with Jerome Doraisamy at The Lawyers Weekly Show to discuss W+K’s incredible growth story – from half a dozen staff in one office to over 700 staff in ten offices across three countries – and how a clear vision from the start has helped the firm […]
By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Nick Martin and Olivija Radinovic For this year’s Privacy Awareness Week, the OAIC is calling on entities to ‘power up’ privacy – to take control and to step things up. Privacy regulators from across Australia issued a joint statement for Privacy Awareness Week which set out more details for this […]
By: Antony Holden, Caroline Laband, Michael Cavanaugh and Colette Clayton The Contracts of Insurance Bill, previously referred to as the Insurance Contracts Bill, has (finally) been introduced to the House. The Bill looks to consolidate and replace six Acts and the surrounding principles and case law that currently govern New Zealand insurance law. The most […]
By: Richard Leder, Georgie Austin, Blake Pappas and Bella Marazita The Federal Court’s decision in Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Lehrmann case) serves as another cautionary tale for prospective plaintiffs who are tempted to use defamation litigation as a vehicle to challenge serious allegations of criminal wrongdoing in order to vindicate themselves. The Lehrmann […]
By: Amanda Beattie and Samantha Younane At a glance The NSW Court of Appeal has confirmed that existing authority is not “plainly wrong” and that soft class closure orders cannot be made in the NSW Supreme Court. The decision confirms that the position in New South Wales diverges from that in the Victorian and the Federal […]
By: Cain Jackson, Edward O’Brien and Samantha Younane Introduction Almost 3 years after the unfair contract terms (UCT) regime1 was expanded to “consumer”2 and “small business”3 insurance contracts, the decision of Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Auto & General Insurance Company Limited4 provides some guidance and clarity as to how the UCT provisions operate in an insurance context. […]
