With the increasing number of litigation funders and plaintiff class action law firms, the threat of multiple competing class actions in respect of the same issues and the associated increased costs are an ever increasing risk for both insurers and insureds alike. The recent Federal Court decision of Justice Lee in Perera v GetSwift Ltd […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affects businesses across the globe, despite originating in the European Union (EU) and comes into force today. It is not too late to consider the impact as an Australian or New Zealand business owner. What makes this new regulation unique is the obligations imposed on businesses worldwide to comply […]
As published in the November 2017 issue of Law Talk, the official magazine of the New Zealand Law Society. Wotton Kearney’s Auckland Partner Rebecca Scott and Solicitor Ines Shennan review the Supreme Court of New Zealand’s decision involving the termination of employment of two pilots on the grounds of retirement age in Brown & Anor […]
Ku-ring-gai Council v Chan [2017] NSWCA 226 What you need to know The New South Wales Court of Appeal has delivered a decision that creates significant difficulties for subsequent purchasers of domestic properties who seek recovery from building consultants for defective works when recourse against the builder under statutory home warranty schemes is available. This […]
Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd v Principle International Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 216 What you need to know Shippers/exporters must exercise care to comply with their regulatory requirements for cargo handling and ensure the air carrier is informed of any known special carrying conditions or instructions – such as positioning of cargo in the hold. […]
Holland v City of Botany Bay Council [2017] NSWSC 1120 What you need to know This Supreme Court judgment will be of interest to state and council road authorities, and their insurers. The decision provides clarification on when a roads authority (as opposed to “the” roads authority) can engage the special non-feasance protection under s45 […]
ABOUT The Bingham Canyon Mine (also referred to as Kennecott Copper Mine), is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large copper deposit in Utah, in the United States. The mine has been in production since 1906, and has resulted in the creation of a pit over 0.6 miles (970 m) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) […]
Alan Thorn, Senior Underwriter specialising in environmental impairment liability at Liberty International Underwriters and Raisa Conchin, Partner at Wotton Kearney uncover the need for environmental liability insurance to plug a significant gap that is prevalent in the insurance market with Insurance Business Magazine. Who needs it? Historically, environmental liability insurance was considered a necessity for […]
Ratewave Pty Limited v BJ Illingby [2017] NSWCA 103 Impact The New South Wales Court of Appeal had to consider whether the occupier of the Manly Pacific Hotel (Hotel) had been negligent in failing to safeguard their premises to avoid the risk of injury involving aesthetic or structural components. Even with Justice Fagan’s minority finding […]
Banks and other institutions invest significant amounts of time and capital in building systems, processes and procedures to plan for untoward criminal activity to ensure their staff, customers and the public are safe. Wotton Kearney has recently represented Westpac in a matter in the ACT Court of Appeal Roberts v Westpac Corporation [2016] ACTA 68. […]
