In partnership with APIG, we are delighted to announce our annual W+K APIG Scholarship, aimed at supporting the career development of a young insurance professional in Australia practising in professional indemnity and financial lines insurance. The Scholarship recognises an outstanding contribution to the industry by a young APIG member each year with the winner benefiting […]
David Kearney sits down with Lawyers Weekly to discuss the global solution that the Legalign Global model offers to the international insurance market – premium service to clients through the alliance of ‘best in region’insurance law firms. Australian specialist insurance firm Wotton Kearney has said its alliance with three foreign firms provides a more compelling […]
In today’s ever-changing and competitive insurance landscape, the need for sector specific education is imperative to ensure the ongoing development of insurance professionals. Over the past 15 years, Wotton Kearney have been dedicated to insurance and differentiating ourselves through the service, expertise and relationships we have with the industry. With this in mind, we are […]
Our Chief Executive Partner, David Kearney was recently interviewed by the UK’s Legal Week along with the leaders of Legalign Global, during a busy week launching the alliance to the international insurance market in London. You can read the article in full below:
The fourth annual Insurance Business Hot List has just been released. Each year, this list profiles the influencers, innovators and game-changers in insurance in Australia – 40 individuals who will play a role in successfully leading the industry through its next phase. We are pleased to announce for the first time in our firm’s history, […]
Wotton Kearney has been nominated for Best Law Firm of the Year (revenue < $50m) for the Financial Review Client Choice Awards 2017. Each year, research is conducted by independent market researchers, inviting respondents to rate the law firm on a range of criteria including quality, value for money, price and innovation. Our nomination is […]
Four of the world’s leading insurance law firms have joined forces to deliver legal services for insurers and their global clients. Conceived and formed to meet the legal needs of the growing multinational insurance market, Legalign Global employs an innovative legal services business model for the insurance sector delivered seamlessly across jurisdictions by best-in-region law […]
With more than 65 million people displaced across the globe, 65 years since the Refugee Convention came into force, Wotton Kearney has proudly joined as a sponsor of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law’s third Annual Conference, which will explore the challenge of displacement through the lens of time. Preeminent scholars, practitioners, policymakers and […]
Important guidance on the determination of vicarious liability and statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases has been provided in the High Court of Australia’s recent decision in Prince Alfred College Incorporated v ADC [2016] HCA 37. Click to read our analysis of the implications for your business prepared by Sean O’Connor and Greg […]
Sean O’Connor (Partner) and Michael Fung (Associate) review the recent NSW Court of Appeal decision in Mansfield v Great Lakes Council [2016] NSWCA 204, which discusses the evidence needed for a plaintiff to overcome a defence under section 43A (applicable to public authorities) and section 45 (applicable to road authorities) of the Civil Liability Act […]
