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Alert – Lloyds V Dural 24/7 – Quarantine Act Exclusions can still be effective on certain policy forms

Yesterday, the Federal Court agreed with Insurers that a policy term providing: “References to a statute law also includes all…

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Commissioner obtains freezing orders against taxpayer’s accounts in absence of assessment

In what appears to be an extraordinary example of the steps willing to be taken by the Deputy Commissioner of…

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It’s payback time! What you need to know if an Executor asks you to return a gift under a Will

The estate has been administered and lucky you, you received a slice of the testamentary pie. What happens then, when…

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Case note: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd v Rawlings [2022] NSWCA 4

Key learnings The New South Wales Court of Appeal has affirmed the District Court’s adoption of the common law justification…

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Breach Registers – will they be privileged from production? 

In our December summary of ASIC enforcement priorities, we highlighted the amendments to section 912D of the Corporations Act –…

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Fair Work Commission hands down first decision in its new anti-sexual harassment jurisdiction 

On 11 September 2021 the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Act 2021 (Cth) (Respect at Work…

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