Steven Donley

Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 [2014] HCA 36

Australia - December 15 2014 The Owners Corporation pursued a negligence claim against builder Brookfield Multiplex Ltd (Brookfield) for pure economic loss, alleging that…

Nicole Wearne

Proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice reforms

Australia - February 28 2014 The new Abbott government has recently set the direction for its pre-election commitment to scale back the former Labor government’s Future of…

Product recall related loss: Siegwerk Australia Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Nuplex Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd [2013] FCAFC 130

Australia - February 25 2014 The insured, Nuplex Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd (Nuplex), manufactured and supplied a resin that was incorporated into a protective lacquer applied to…

Are you ‘reasonably fitted by education, training or experience’ for a job if you need retraining?

Australia - July 18 2013 The NSW Court of Appeal has recently delivered judgment in the Dargan appeal, a decision eagerly awaited by Australian group life insurers. This Court…

Ganga Narayanan

High standard of care when dealing with unsophisticated investors and public funds

Australia - January 15 2013 The unreported decision of Rares J contains a well reasoned and detailed judgment from His Honour canvassing many current legal topics ranging from…

Nicole Wearne