Contractual liability exclusions – why insurers and insureds need to be mindful
Most liability policies contain some form of contractual liability exclusion. This commonly in terms that the insurer will not be…
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Some recent professional indemnity decisions
The first quarter of 2018 has seen some important decisions come out of the highest courts of our land relating…
Insurers not faring well under new legislation enabling insurers to be joined
The Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Act 2017 (NSW) (the Act) took effect on 1 June 2017. Since…
Update re whistle – blower regime
In our “Regulatory spring clean” article of the December 2017 Edition (available here), we reported the draft whistleblower legislation, being…
7th Edition – National Workers Compensation Quarterly Review
Welcome to the latest edition of HWL Ebsworth’s National Workers Compensation Quarterly Review. We are delighted to bring you another…
Update: Damages for Common Law Psychiatric Injuries Christos v Curtin University of Technology [2017] WASCA 110
The Western Australian Court of Appeal recently handed down judgment that held that an employer was not negligent for a…