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Gone but not forgotten: The ademption of gifts in deceased estates

Ademption is the legal term used to describe the circumstances where a gift of specific property bequeathed under a will fails because it no longer belongs to testator or testatrix (i.e. the maker of the will) at the time of their death.

Published by Terry McCabe
15 October, 2024
CTP Insurance

Supreme Court Holds Owner Drivers are Subject to Most at Fault Provisions

The Supreme Court handed down its decision in AAI Limited t/as GIO v Evic on 11 October 2024.

Published by Peter Hunt
14 October, 2024
CTP Insurance

Internal Review Determination Not Binding on Insurer

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in AAI Limited t/as GIO v Leverrier [2024] NSWPIC 548 on 11 October 2024.

Published by Peter Hunt
14 October, 2024
CTP Insurance

Does merely “broad” reasoning amount to “inadequate” reasoning?

The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Puga v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2024] NSWSC 1235 on 2 October 2024.

Published by Raissa Galang
9 October, 2024
CTP Insurance

Medical Examinations and the Suspension of Weekly Benefits

On 4 October 2024, the Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Kammoun v Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2024] NSWPIC 524.

Published by Helen Huang
8 October, 2024
CTP Insurance

The Supreme Court Finds Injury to Skin is a Non-Threshold Injury

The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v The Estate of the Late Summer Abawi [2024] NSWSC 1245 on 4 October 2024.

Published by Peter Hunt
4 October, 2024
Intellectual Property

Being Assertive Comes at a Price – IP Australia Fee Hike

IP Australia have finalised their 15-month fee review process and announced changes to their official fees for designs, patents, plant breeders' rights and trade marks.

Published by Gus Skavronskas
1 October, 2024
CTP Insurance

Threshold Injuries – Temporary Aggravation and Recovery

The Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Sims v Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance [2024] NSWPICMP 657 on 27 September 2024.

Published by Peter Hunt
30 September, 2024
CTP Insurance

I rear-ended you because my brakes failed, I’m not at fault?!

On 20 September 2024, the Personal Injury Commission published its decision in Stern v AAI Limited t/as AAMI [2024] NSWPIC 497.

Published by Helen Huang
23 September, 2024
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