Swashplate Pty Ltd v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company trading as Liberty International Underwriters [2020] FCA 15
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers – Detailed case note Swashplate Pty Ltd (‘Swashplate‘) acquired two Bell 427 helicopters in the United States…
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Liability limits increased for domestic air carriage in Australia and Montreal Limits on the increase
On 1 August 2019, Matthew Brooks and Simon Liddy wrote about the Australian Government’s proposal to increase the liability limits…
Lightships to luxury yachts – Loss of use claims may be on the rise
The recent Queensland Supreme Court decision in Pix v Suncoast Marine Pty Ltd provides important, and potentially far reaching, authority…
High Court of Australia rules non-passengers are precluded from bringing separate nervous shock claims against a carrier arising from the death of a passenger – Parkes Shire Council v South West Helicopters Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 14.
On 8 May 2019 the High Court of Australia NSW unanimously held that non-passenger claims for nervous shock arising from…
Gas shortage in Australia drives ship imports
The current state of the Australian domestic gas market is driving an unprecedented number of regasification projects across Australia. The…
Seaworthiness, General Average and "Actionable Fault"
In a recent case involving General Average and the York-Antwerp Rules 1994 (Mount Isa Mines Ltd v The Ship “Thor…