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New Zealand Insurance Market Trends Update 2025: The key developments shaping the industry in Aotearoa

In a rapidly changing landscape, staying informed is essential to navigating the complexities of New Zealand’s insurance market. That’s why we’ve released our New Zealand Insurance Market Trends Update 2025 – a comprehensive analysis of the key developments shaping the industry in Aotearoa. Packed with valuable insights, the report delves into emerging legal trends, evolving […]

By : Joshua Weiler Feb 27, 2025 Comments Off

Thought Leadership

Class Actions 2024 Wrapped: A year in review & our predictions for 2025

2024 was another eventful year in the class actions space. There were some important decisions, notable settlements and a reduction in the number of shareholder class actions, which has traditionally been quite dominant. We have also seen a growing trend of class actions which focus on consumer protection, data breaches following cyber security incidents and […]

By : Joshua Weiler Feb 6, 2025 Comments Off

Articles, Thought Leadership

2025 Workplace & Safety Guide: Navigating employment, industrial relations, and safety law

With evolving legislation and shifting workplace norms, keeping up with employer obligations and employee rights has never been more important. That’s why we’ve released our 2025 Workplace & Safety Guide — a comprehensive resource designed to help businesses and HR professionals navigate the complexities of employment, industrial relations, and safety law. Packed with practical strategies […]

By : Joshua Weiler Jan 30, 2025 Comments Off

Articles, Thought Leadership

Tech professionals and AI: Navigating liability and emerging risks

By: Stephen Morrissey, Christy Mellifont and Kayleigh Maxwell At a glance AI technology faces growing scrutiny over data privacy and cybersecurity concerns, with the Australian Government introducing voluntary safety standards and exploring mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI applications. Generative AI is raising legal questions about copyright infringement, ownership of AI-generated works, and liability under Australia’s […]

By : Joshua Weiler Dec 13, 2024 Comments Off

Thought Leadership

Cyber, Privacy & Technology Report – Issue 10

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Stephen Morrissey, Joseph Fitzgerald, Nick Martin, Rakhee Dullabh, Christy Mellifont, Rebecca Wilson, Carren Thung and Kayleigh Maxwell Issue 10 of our Cyber, Privacy & Technology Report is out now. Packed with the latest news, it’s the quarterly go-to for insurers, brokers, and their customers operating in cyber, privacy, and technology sectors across […]

By : Joshua Weiler Dec 11, 2024 Comments Off

Thought Leadership, W+K News

Get to know Wes Rose, Wotton Kearney’s Head of Construction

Wes Rose is a partner in the Property, Energy & Infrastructure team and was recently appointed to lead Wotton Kearney’s construction practice. His expertise spans the construction and infrastructure, property, energy, transport, manufacturing, and agriculture sectors. Tell us about your journey to becoming a partner at Wotton Kearney. I joined Wotton Kearney almost exactly 4 […]

By : joanna li Dec 9, 2024 Comments Off

Thought Leadership, Video

Trend Watch: What’s next? – data breach class actions

Following the Optus and Medibank data breaches in 2021-2022, the increase in litigation has triggered a range of new considerations and developments in the space. In our latest Trend Watch video on data breaches, Cyber, Privacy + Technology partner Nicole Gabryk and Commercial Litigation special counsel Gavin Davies discuss the increasing activity of regulators, litigants […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 31, 2024 Comments Off

Thought Leadership, Video

Trend Watch: Privilege during investigations – data breach class actions

With litigation escalating across data breaches and privacy class actions, there are new questions around legal privilege when obtaining forensic reports. As part of our Trend Watch video series, Cyber, Privacy + Technology partner Nicole Gabryk and Commercial Litigation special counsel Gavin Davies discuss privilege claims arising from the Optus and Medibank data breaches in 2021-2022, […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 29, 2024 Comments Off

Thought Leadership, Video

Trend Watch: Employment law class actions – what do employers need to know?

Employment law class actions have been on the rise in the last few years, particularly around underpayment and the failure to provide entitlements. In the fourth instalment of our Trend Watch video series, Head of Class Actions Amanda Beattie and Workplace + Safety partner Laura Gavan discuss growing trends for employers, impacts of new ‘Closing […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 24, 2024 Comments Off

Thought Leadership, Video

Trend Watch: What’s next for shareholder class actions?

2024 has been an interesting year for the class action space, particularly with fewer cases and a more cautious approach taken by both funders and plaintiffs. In the third instalment of our Trend Watch video series, Head of Class Actions Amanda Beattie and Head of Financial Lines Andrew Moore discuss emerging trends in shareholder class […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 21, 2024 Comments Off

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