27 Jan 2022 Banking and finance Insurance Corporate and commercial Tax Intellectual Property and Technology Digital governance, cyber and privacy Financial services Practical cyber risk management checklist In this checklist, we outline our top tips to mitigate the risk of malicious cyber incidents.
15 Dec 2021 Banking and finance Insurance Financial services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort We set out some considerations for AFS licensees and the insurance industry in light of CSLR legislation to implement the banking royal commission's recommendations expected to pass in 2022.
19 Nov 2021 Insurance Section 40(3): Is the tide turning? The NSW Court of Appeal has weighed in on the question of when a notification will be sufficient to engage section 40(3) of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth).
10 Nov 2021 Insurance Construction Victoria extends limitation period for cladding actions to 15 years Construction industry professionals and their professional indemnity insurers should consider the impact of the extended limitation period for cladding claims.
18 Oct 2021 Digital governance, cyber and privacy “Oh my goodness. Shut me down. Machines making machines. How perverse” 1 - ... Automated decision-making systems raise serious privacy challenges. The General Data Protection Regu- lation (GDPR) shows one method as to how they may be regulated.
13 Oct 2021 Insurance Banking and finance Financial services The Design and Distribution Obligations — what obligations do product issuers have in respect of ... The new Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) will have far reaching effects on the design and more importantly the distribution of consumer financial products.
8 Sep 2021 Insurance A recent update on Covid-related business interruption coverage The Federal Court of Australia recently ruled that a group of insurance companies was not required to indemnify a claimant for losses incurred as a result of government imposed COVID-19 business restrictions.
27 Aug 2021 Insurance COVID-19 death found to be work-related and compensable by NSW Personal Injury Commission Decision in Sara v G & S Sara highlights significant cost to employers of work-related COVID-19 transmission.
13 Aug 2021 Digital governance, cyber and privacy Practical cyber risk management for SMEs Malicious cyber activity against Australian individuals, businesses and government agencies is on the rise...
7 Jul 2021 Insurance Covid-related business interruption coverage and government restrictions In a tremendous win for American insurers, US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Court rules insurance company was not required to indemnify a dental clinic for losses incurred due to government imposed COVID-19 restrictions.