In Lendlease Corporation Limited v Pallas [2025] HCA 19, the High Court determined that 'soft class closure' orders may be made in representative proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW.
The Full Federal Court's decision in Avant Insurance Limited v Darshn [2022] FCAFC 48 has further clarified the operation of section 40(3) of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth).
The recent Full Federal Court decision in Parkin v Boral Limited [2022] FCAFC 47 is the latest in a long line of cases that have considered the court's power to...
'Cyber insurance is problematic' and 'Don’t pay the ransom'. This was essentially the message of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre and the Australian Government in two key recent publications...
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's decision on 30 June 2021 that two non-Australian entities, Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber B.V. (together, the Uber Companies), breached the Privacy Act...
The recent judgment in Darshn v Avant Insurance Limited [2021] FCA 706 provides useful clarification on the operation of section 40(3) of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984.
In April 2018, AMP executives gave evidence at the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry to the effect that the company had engaged in...
A robust cyber security framework is critical for any Australian Financial Services licence (AFSL) holder and their individual or corporate authorised representatives (ARs).
Section 54 of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) is a powerful remedial provision which may excuse a lack of proper notification where a policy has a deeming provision. However,...
Insurers were successful in avoiding a professional indemnity policy on the basis of the insured's fraudulent misrepresentation and non-disclosure in the recent case of Esined No. 9 Pty Limited v...
The Brief is your monthly financial services update. To help you save time, each month we'll give you a quick run-down of what happened in financial services from experts across...
In April, Marvel's Avengers weren't the only ones wielding power. ASIC and APRA were also showing off their powers, both new and old. The regulators are unlikely to set the...
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