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When a settlement agreement is not a credit agreement

When a settlement agreement is not a credit agreement

04 April 2019 | General

Very few medical malpractice matters proceed all the way to a trial and judgment. In 2018, there were only 22 judgments nationally dealing with medical malpractice disputes – a number of which did not deal with the merits of the case but with interlocutory issues.

Tightening the noose on foreign trusts

Tightening the noose on foreign trusts

02 April 2019 | General
Investigating Insurance Indemnities

Investigating Insurance Indemnities

28 March 2019 | General
Insurers’ role in losses caused by malfunctioning technology

Insurers’ role in losses caused by malfunctioning technology

26 March 2019 | General

One of the major issues facing the law in an age of autonomous technology is the question of who is liable for damage caused by a machine or artificial intelligence either by physical injury or the failure of a contract. Insurers will have a major role to play.

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Directors’ Liability Insurance – it’s in the detail

Directors’ Liability Insurance – it’s in the detail

25 March 2019 | General
SCA decision: a shake-up for insurers who underwrite PI insurance & advisers, intermediaries & brokers

SCA decision: a shake-up for insurers who underwrite PI insurance & advisers, intermediaries & brokers

19 March 2019 | General
New Cybercrimes Bill Doesn’t Replace Caution

New Cybercrimes Bill Doesn’t Replace Caution

05 March 2019 | General
Court victory enables asylum seekers to claim unemployment benefits

Court victory enables asylum seekers to claim unemployment benefits

01 March 2019 | General
CyRiM warns of up to $193 billion cyber risk – Insurers beware!

CyRiM warns of up to $193 billion cyber risk – Insurers beware!

06 February 2019 | General
Draft Expropriation Bill published

Draft Expropriation Bill published

25 January 2019 | General
Personalised medicine: Implications for the insurance industry and for consumers

Personalised medicine: Implications for the insurance industry and for consumers

22 January 2019 | General
The effect of legalisation of cannabis on the insurance industry

The effect of legalisation of cannabis on the insurance industry

21 January 2019 | General