London Market
Wotton Kearney lawyers regularly travel to London to work directly with insurers, reinsurers, Lloyd’s of London syndicates, P&I Clubs and brokers to provide a seamless service for those doing business in Australia and New Zealand.
We are known for our work on some of the most significant claims coming out of the London market, including representing the market in D&O Class Actions, Cyber defence, catastrophic injury claims and niche areas involving specialist coverholders writing scheme business.
Singapore Market
Our property, D&O, cyber and casualty insurance teams spend considerable time on the ground in Singapore working with Regional leadership teams of many of our major insurance clients, the Singapore Lloyd’s Hub and increasingly large Asian Insurers underwriting risks in Australia and New Zealand.
High Court expands non-delegable duties in landmark child abuse decision
By: Meisha Tjiong, Cindy Lim and William Yeo AA v the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle This morning the High Court of Australia delivered a significant judgment expanding the principles of non-delegable duties and having wide-ranging impact for child abuse claims. Background AA commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW seeking damages from the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle (Diocese) arising from sexual assaults in 1969. Fr Pickin taught scripture at the State high school AA attended and invited AA, along ...