Written by James Mulcahy In December 2021, the High Court delivered its judgment in what was the highest profile Australian litigation involving credit hire vehicles. In the months that followed the decision, litigants in various State-based lower Courts scrambled to...
Written by Diane-Maree Rauch When a water main bursts, or a blocked stormwater drain overflows, the resultant damage can be catastrophic – destroyed buildings, fixtures, fittings, furniture as well as ruined gardens and mud-filled pools. In addition to destroying...
Written by Matthew Freeman Each year the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) identifies and publishes a list of ‘enforcement priorities’, being areas where it will be prioritising its detection, investigative and prosecutorial efforts for the...
Written by Erin Martin Pursuant to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority’s Rules, rule D.3.3(b) to be precise, AFCA can make a determination requiring an insurer to compensate a complainant for non-financial loss if the complainant has experienced ‘an unusual...
Written by Ravneet Sandhu The Victorian Supreme Court decision in Yildrim v Car Accident Rental Solutions Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 703 questioned the entitlement of a claimant, who was registered for GST, to claim the GST component of the market value of their vehicle....
