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Class Actions and Litigation Funding
Class actions place an enormous burden on corporate Australia and the growth of the country’s sophisticated third party litigation funding market has …
Wording conflict resolved in favour of policyholder
The New South Wales Court of Appeal has resolved a conflict in the provisions of a policy in favour of the policyholder in a decision which emphasises …
Wrongful acts do not have to be unintentional for cover to apply
The Full Federal Court has confirmed that loss resulting from a policyholder’s deliberate decision to leave a construction site was a “wrongful act” …
Employment and Workplace Relations in Australia Guide 2018
The 2018 edition of our annual Guide to Employment and Workplace Relations in Australia has been published, providing a comprehensive and practical …
Licence to refill: when will patent rights in a product be exhausted?
The recent decision in Seiko v Calidad is very important for businesses that sell or acquire patented products. It clarifies that under the Australian …
Be specific when it comes to project insurance
A recent decision of the New South Wales Supreme Court reminds us of importance of carefully documenting the intended relationships and hierarchy between …
M&A experts advise founders on sale of MTData to Telstra
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the founders of internet of things (IoT) company, MTData on its sale to Telstra.MTData provides innovative GPS …
Policyholder recovers agreed value of loss despite potential for ‘over-compensation’
The NSW Supreme Court has allowed a policyholder to recover an agreed value of loss, notwithstanding that it may have been ‘over-compensated’ for the …
Less than a year to go before new country of origin food labels become mandatory
In response to consumer feedback and government consultation and review, the new Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016 (the …
Country of Origin Food Labelling: Is your business ready?
From 1 July 2018, the Federal Government’s new Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standards (Standard) will change the way food products are to …
Policyholder recovers costs of ‘voluntary’ remediation works
The NSW Supreme Court has granted coverage to a policyholder for the costs of ‘voluntarily’ remediating accidental damage (contamination) to adjacent …
Environmental laws trump Linc Energy creditors
Today the Queensland Supreme Court held that an insolvent company’s environmental obligations under State law were unaffected by the liquidators’ …
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