Member Articles

Author: Patrick Mead, Partner It is not uncommon on major building projects for scratching to glass panes or panels to be observed pre-practical completion (or during the defects liability period), and a question c ...

Author: Rebecca Stevens, Partner and Allison Bailey, Senior Associate An insurer has failed in its bid to decline cover based on an exclusion in its policy, with the ACT Court of Appeal hearing the matter of Allian ...

Author: Ben Hall, Special Counsel and Ryan Stehlik, Senior Associate  Recovery claims under section 138 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) continue to be a cause of headache for general liability insu ...

Author: Katherine Hayes, Senior Associate and Greg Stirling, Associate  The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2017 amends the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and imposes an obligation on busin ...

Author: Ben Hall, Special Counsel  In April 2016 the Victorian Government introduced the Building Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Act 2016 (Vic), which has changed, and will continue to change, the ...

The much awaited guideline to the ‘Chain of Responsibility’ amendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) (EP Act) was released on 27 January 2017. While the guideline provides some comfort to industry pa ...