Category: Insights

Did you know? A third party who intentionally interferes with the operation of a contract (including a policy of insurance) that causes you or your

Did you know? The New South Wales Government recently passed new legislation to ban “claim farming”, a practice in which a third party “farmer” approaches

Did you know? Legal practitioners must follow strict rules at trials and hearings when questioning a witness to avoid having evidence discredited or excluded. This

A Plaintiff who is successful in its claim against a Defendant is usually awarded costs.  Conversely, a Defendant who successfully opposes a Plaintiff’s claim is

Did you know: where an insured refuses to (or does not) provide the insurer with consent to commence proceedings in the insured’s name, the insurer

The Federal Court of Australia has approved a historic settlement in the stolen wages class action (McDonald v Commonwealth of Australia [2025] FCA 380) brought

The recent decision in Bogan v  The Estate of Peter John Smedley (Deceased) [2025] HCA 7 may have hardened class actions filed in Victoria against

Roundup Class Action A Federal Court judge has ruled that there is insufficient evidence to prove that the weed killer, Roundup, causes cancer but acknowledges

Artificial Intelligence is no longer confined to the realm of science fiction—it is a driving force that is shaping our future in ways most never

How do courts allocate responsibility when multiple parties contribute to the same harm? The principle of proportionate liability refers to the legal rule that allows

In the recent decision of John Rauof Megally v Andja Bojanic [2023] NSWLC 9, the New South Wales Local Court provided important insights into the

Life Insurance policies routinely exclude pre-existing conditions from coverage, but   s 47 of the Insurance  Contracts Act  1984  ( Cth)  provides that insurers cannot rely

When is it time to move on from seminal cases? How fixed is common law orthodoxy? The recent case of Elisha v Vision Australia Limited

Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI), a tool used in the creation of new content and information from pre-existing data, has changed how legal services are

The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Cth) (the Act) is now in effect, following the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 being passed by