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News 2 set 2020
Kennedys announces largest-ever round of senior staff appointments in Australia
The Australian arm of global insurance and litigation law firm Kennedys today announced the promotion of 10 lawyers to new senior roles, in the largest-ever group of promotions for the firm in Australia in a single year.
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Article 1 set 2020
Solicitors’ regulatory roundup: September 2020
The headlines have been filled recently with SDT cases relating to sexual misconduct. These recent decisions show the range of work undertaken in the SDT and the varied areas of practice which can result in regulatory sanction.
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Article 28 ago 2020
Split decision by Pennsylvania Supreme Court highlights bad faith issues to be litigated in the future
An evenly divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of a two decade old insurance bad faith action, upholding the lower court’s ruling that the insurer did not act in bad faith. But in doing so, the court’s opposing opinions highlight unresolved and emerging issues in Pennsylvania bad faith law.
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Article 26 ago 2020
Insurers must consider the D&O implications of climate change
Insurers must balance the income from insuring and investing in fossil fuel projects against the growing reputational and litigation risks.
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Article 19 ago 2020
We built this city on increased checks and retrospective roles: a new regime for design and building in NSW
On 11 June 2020, the New South Wales Government enacted the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) (the Act), conferring new obligations and duties on design practitioners, engineers and builders in a bid to reform the construction industry.
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Article 14 ago 2020
Claims Apprentice 2020: Episode 6 – The Interviews
The sixth and final episode of the second series of Claims Apprentice, in association with Insurance Post, launched today and is now available to watch.
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Article 13 ago 2020
Allocation: the distinction between liability and damages
One of the key issues in environmental coverage disputes between insurers and policyholders is the question of allocation. The two predominate applications concerning this issue involve determining whether the insurers will be allocated responsibility for payment of a claim on a pro rata basis or on an “all sums” basis.
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Article 12 ago 2020
Claims Apprentice 2020: Episode 5 – Cyber challenge
The fifth episode of the second series of Claims Apprentice, in association with Insurance Post, launched today and is now available.
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Case review 10 ago 2020
Court of Appeal decision on jurisdiction: the tort gateway test and presumption of law
In a decision handed down on 29 July 2020 the Court of Appeal ruled on the continuing personal injury and dependency claim by Lady Christine Brownlie against Four Seasons entities.
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Case review 7 ago 2020
The regulatory position of unregulated introducers and financial promotions
Between 2010 and 2014, two unregulated pension introducers, Avacade Limited (in liquidation) and Alexandra Associates (UK) Limited (AA) trading as Avacade Future Solutions, were contacting retail customers, providing free pension reports and promoting SIPPs which resulted in retail customers transferring existing pension funds into SIPPs and then into alternative high-risk investments, such as tree plantations and Brazilian property developments.