Written by Brooke Caulfield Have you heard a third party say ‘need is irrelevant now’? While a third party will often be able to establish they “needed a hire car”, the concept is far from irrelevant and insurers should be aware of the exceptions to this rule. In this...
Written by Scarlett Eadie In July 2025, a Sydney man was arrested for allegedly staging motor vehicle collisions and submitting multiple false insurance claims. Over the course of 16 staged accidents between 2019 and 2022, he received payouts totalling $390,480. This...
Written by Spencer Pascal Most motorists involved in a collision usually turn to their insurer and lodge a claim following a crash, allowing their insurer to arrange and oversee the repairs of their damaged vehicle. However, many unwitting motorists are regularly...
Written by Diane-Maree Rauch The New South Wales Supreme Court decision in The Owners – Strata Plan No 16460 v Hunter Water Corporation [2025] NSWSC 1029 clarifies the distinction between nuisance and negligence claims against public authorities in New South...
Written by Viel Velasquez On 28 February 2025, the New South Wales Supreme Court delivered its sentencing decisions in R v Allianz Australian Insurance Ltd and R v AWP Australia Pty Ltd, in relation to false or misleading statements made concerning financial products,...
Written by Elyse Liakopoulos In 2023, the Melbourne Magistrate Court considered the actions of Kar Ping Leung and his repairer and whether those actions showed a failure to mitigate loss. The Court also considered different paint methodologies utilised by repairers....
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