29 Sep 2022 Insurance Global Crises, Global Solutions: Can insurance rise to the challenge of the climate crisis? The journey to net zero is fraught with geopolitical danger, economic risk and technological challenge. To what extent can, or should, insurance be a leader on that journey?
26 Sep 2022 Corporate and commercial AGM season 2022 - issues bullet list As the 2022 AGM season commences, Partner and Head of Capital Markets, Brent Van Staden has complied a list of issues that may arise when preparing the Annual General Meeting Notices (NOMs). Some issues to consider include:
23 Aug 2022 Insurance Willmot v State of Queensland a landmark case regarding permanent stay of proceedings in ... Willmot v State of Queensland becomes Queensland's first decision regarding permanent stay of proceedings in historical child abuse cases, following recent trends in New South Wales.
5 Aug 2022 Digital governance, cyber and privacy Digital Governance Quarterly Roundup - August 2022 Welcome to the third issue of our quarterly Digital Governance newsletter.
1 Aug 2022 Insurance Permanent stays in historic child abuse cases: evolving caselaw on an exceptional remedy The granting of a permanent stay of proceedings remains an exceptional remedy that will turn on the unique circumstances of a case.
13 Jul 2022 Insurance Corporate and commercial Revised Code of Conduct for allied health practitioners now in force AHPRA's revised Code of Conduct for allied health practitioners came into effect on 29 June 2022.
8 Jul 2022 Digital governance, cyber and privacy Inadequate cybersecurity contravenes AFSL obligations Inadequate cybersecurity risk management systems and cyber resilience constituted a contravention of Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) obligations under s 912A(1)(a) and (h) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
1 Jul 2022 Digital governance, cyber and privacy Corporate and commercial Employment and safety Sensitive information and the employment relationship The interplay between the employee records exemption and the decisions in Lee and Knight has been the subject of much difficulty for employment and privacy lawyers.
17 Jun 2022 Employment and safety Corporate and commercial Transport and logistics Employee dismissed for failing to follow driving safety policy Fair Work Commission determines repeated speeding incidents when driving for work valid reason for terminating employment.
8 Jun 2022 Insurance Is an apology an admission of liability? Under Part 10 of the Civil Liability Act, institutions in New South Wales involved in civil and redress claims are afforded protection and can apologise to abuse survivors without the apology being considered an admission of liability.