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Tobacco exposure claim goes up in smoke – Kingshott and Trident LNG Shipping Services [2020] AATA 4848 (1 December 2020)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal recently affirmed a deemed determination under the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) (the SRC…

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Marine or general insurance? A navigator’s guide – DMS Maritime Pty Limited v Navigators Corporate Underwriters & Ors [2020] QSC 382

The Supreme Court of Queensland recently held that a ship repairer’s excess layer insurance policy was a marine insurance policy…

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Are your independent contractors actually employees?

The road transport industry is rife with independent contracting arrangements. A number of Court decisions this year have emphasised the…

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Flying from one place to “another place”: Stevens v Professional Helicopter Services [2020] NSWSC

Picture the following: you’re on a joyflight taking off from a farm in the Northern Territory, you enjoy the lovely…

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Wells Fargo Trust Company, National Association (trustee) v VB Leaseco Pty Ltd (Administrators appointed) [2020] FCA 1269

Background/Facts The First and Second Lessors are respectively the legal and beneficial owners of four aircraft jet engines used on…

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Court of Appeal keeps the (overhead locker) door closed on airline liability claim – Salih v Emirates [2020] NSWCA 215

The New South Wales Court of Appeal recently upheld a District Court decision that an overhead locker striking the plaintiff’s…

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