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....
Written by Sindri Bergsson On 11 December 2024, the High Court of Australia issued a majority 4:3 decision which held that claims for breaches of the statutory duty owed under s37 of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) (DBP Act) are generally not...
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