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23 May 2019

Employment class actions - feast or famine?

Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Employment and safety Corporate and commercial Class Actions

Employment class actions - feast or famine?

Employers are the subject of a wave of class action litigation at a time when the state of play is less certain than ever before. (Some) litigation funders are excited, but perhaps all is not what it seems.

9 Apr 2019

Lacrosse Judgment Summary

Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Insurance

Lacrosse Judgment Summary

Final orders have now been made in the closely followed Lacrosse litigation.

13 Dec 2018

Who can be held liable for customs duty on goods stolen from a warehouse?

Transport and logistics Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Corporate and commercial

Who can be held liable for customs duty on goods stolen from a warehouse?

High Court clarifies range of people who can be considered to possess power or authority in relation to goods.

25 May 2018

Key considerations for insurers when considering renewal proposals and asserting non-disclosure

Insurance Commercial litigation and dispute resolution

Key considerations for insurers when considering renewal proposals and asserting non-disclosure

Court of Appeal upholds finding that QBE 386 not entitled to deny indemnity for alleged non-disclosure .

25 May 2018

The GetSwift decision and its implications for competing class actions

Insurance Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Class Actions

The GetSwift decision and its implications for competing class actions

Multiple class actions against the same company have become an increasing feature of the class action space, particularly in securities class actions.

23 Apr 2018

Third parties left to foot the dispute settlement bill

Insurance Construction Commercial litigation and dispute resolution

Third parties left to foot the dispute settlement bill

Biggin principle still mostly followed by Australian courts.

22 Apr 2018

Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Corporate and commercial

"Reasonable belief" threshold for proving a right to preliminary discovery

Pfizer successful in Full Federal Court appeal.

22 Mar 2018

Suspended licence? No indemnity!

Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Insurance

Suspended licence? No indemnity!

Car insurance policy avoided in circumstances of non-disclosure of licence suspension.

22 Mar 2018

New building permits guideline in Victoria for building work involving

Insurance Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Construction

New building permits guideline in Victoria for building work involving "Prescribed Combustible ...

Victorian government's latest step against use of non-compliant cladding.

16 Mar 2018

Insurer entitled to deny indemnity in fraudulent claims case despite the absence of a finding of fra

Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Insurance

Insurer entitled to deny indemnity in fraudulent claims case despite the absence of a finding of ...

What should insurers and solicitors consider when pursuing a fraudulent claim?