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Is a Claims Assessor obliged to give reasons for accepting or declining an application for discretionary exemption? The Supreme Court provides the answer in Insurance Australia Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance v Wannous. Author: Michael Li Judgment date: 9 Ju...
Officers of corporations, such as directors, owe various duties to their company and can be held personally liable in the event of a breach. This includes duties to avoid insolvent trading, a duty of care and skill, good faith, and to keep books and ...
Is a claimant who seeks statutory benefits under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 entitled to costs in excess of those fixed by the Regulations? The Supreme Court of NSW provided the eagerly‚Äëawaited answer in AAI Limited v Moon. Author: Andrew ...
In March 2020 the Full Federal Court, in a considerably lengthy judgement, dismissed (2-1) an appeal by the former directors of Storm Financial Pty Ltd (Storm), which infamously collapsed in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis in...
The Appellant, Ms Dring was employed by Telstra. During the week of 13 April 2016, she was in Melbourne attending a series of workshops as part of her employment. On one evening during the week, Ms Dring met a colleague and spent the night socialisin...
On 1 June 2020, the New South Wales Court of Appeal handed down the decision of Fairfax Media Publications; Nationwide News Pty Ltd; Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v Voller [2020] NSWCA 102, upholding the finding by a single judge that medi...
A Full Federal Court decision handed down on 20 May 2020 has upheld the view that casual employees who had a firm advance commitment as to the duration of their employment or the days and hours they would work are in fact permanent employees and are ...
The case of In the matter of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service & Brigades Donations Fund; Application of Macdonald & Or [2020] NSWSC 604 was handed down on Monday, 25 May 2020 with the Supreme Court advising that the $51 million...
On 13 May 2020, the NSW Government passed the COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures—Miscellaneous) Bill 2020 (the Bill). The Bill introduces several new amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 19...