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Covid-19 Insurance update: Another win for Australian policyholders
Insurers have long maintained that pandemics are not covered under business interruption policies. Can the industry hold the line?Policyholders have had …
ASIC’s consultation on regulator guidance closes as financial service and credit licensees prepare for Australia’s breach reporting reforms
In April of this year, we wrote about draft guidance released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on the significant impending …
Australian Consumer Law marks 10 years with some large penalties
The Australian Consumer Law marked its tenth anniversary on 1 January 2021. Some belated presents were recently delivered in the form of the confirmation …
Herbert Smith Freehills advises The Ardonagh Group on its US$500 million acquisition of BGC Partners insurance broking operations Corant Global
Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised The Ardonagh Group on its acquisition of BGC Partners' insurance broking operations, Corant …
Herbert Smith Freehills Identifies Key Insurance Risks for UK Boards
Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers have identified the most pressing insurance issues for UK boards in the current corporate environment, as part of an …
Regulator guidance the latest development in countdown to Australia’s breach reporting reforms
In December last year we wrote of the sweeping changes to Australia’s breach reporting regime that had been passed into legislation by Federal Parliament …
Policyholder successfully challenges insurer’s refusal to cover ‘securities claim’
In good news for policyholders defending class actions, the Federal Court of Australia has rejected an insurer’s arguments that a class action settlement …
Policyholder insurance highlights 2020
Read our assessment of the key lessons for insurance policyholders based on last year’s top cases and market developments. This unique publication …
Policyholders defeat insurers’ appeal in UK FCA test case on cover for COVID-19 business interruption losses
The momentum in favour of policyholders seeking BI cover for COVID-19 related losses continues as the English Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the …
Beyond Brexit Legal Guide 2021
The UK formally left the EU on 31 January 2020 and the transition period ended on 31 December 2020. The UK and EU trade relationship is now governed by …
Supreme Court hands down judgment in FCA’s Covid-19 Business Interruption Test Case
The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in the Covid-19 Business Interruption insurance test case of The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch and …
SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT HANDED DOWN IN COVID-19 BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE TEST CASE
Herbert Smith Freehills acted for the claimant in the proceedings - the Financial Conduct Authority. The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in …
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