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Proportionate liability

  • McInnes Wilson Lawyers
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  • Australia
  • -
  • May 22 2013

The High Court has finally considered the issue of proportionate liability and how the relatively untested mechanisms of this new regime imposed by

Informal system of cleaning satisfactory a win for the defendant

  • McInnes Wilson Lawyers
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 22 2013

Judgment in the matter of Ryland v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited 2013 NSWCA 120 was handed down on 3 May 2013. The Plaintiff in this matter

Unfair contract terms protection extended to general insurance contracts

  • Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 16 2013

The unfair contracts terms regime is being extended to all general insurance contracts (other than contracts for life insurance). Companies should

Ensuring insurance is not unfair proposed extension to the unfair contract terms regime

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • Australia
  • -
  • May 15 2013

Following an announcement made on 20 December 2012, the Assistant Treasurer, the Hon David Bradbury MP, has now released proposed legislative

Government releases draft unfair contracts bill

  • Gadens Lawyers
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 14 2013

Despite much consternation on the part of insurers, Treasury has released the Insurance Contracts Amendment (Unfair Terms) Bill 2013 which amends the

New professional indemnity requirements for licensed agents in NSW

  • McInnes Wilson Lawyers
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 14 2013

The Property, Stock and Business Agents Regulation 2003 (NSW) has been amended to regulate what professional indemnity insurance licensees (including

Broad interpretation of s.54 survives challenge

  • Gadens Lawyers
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 13 2013

The Western Australian Court of Appeal has upheld the broad application of section 54 of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) (ICA) adopted at

High Court delivers its first decision on proportionate liability

  • Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers
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  • Australia
  • -
  • April 30 2013

The High Court has delivered its first judgement on proportionate liability. The judgment is generally good news for insurers as it takes a broad

Prior sprain causes insurance pain

  • Gadens Lawyers
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 29 2013

Mr Preston (plaintiff) held a sickness and accident insurance policy with AIA Australia Limited (defendant), with a period of cover from

Broker’s negligence no liability without loss

  • McInnes Wilson Lawyers
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 26 2013

Four recent decisions of the Queensland and New South Wales Supreme Courts have examined the duties imposed upon insurance brokers and the issues

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