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Palmer v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2025] NSWPIC 440; (28 August 2025) – assessing reasonableness in due inquiry and search

Claimants must make genuine & timely efforts to identify an unknown vehicle before claiming against the Nominal Defendant.

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Claimant's duty to co-operate with the insurer is mandatory

Recent decision makes it clear that the section 6.24 obligation to co-operate with the Insurer is mandatory.

Australia Litigation

M

McCabes

"I Know What I'm Worth" – Why That's Rarely True In Queensland Injury Claims

Personal injury damages in Queensland are governed by detailed and restrictive legislation.

Australia Litigation

RL

Roche Legal

Liebert V Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2025] NSWPIC 458 – Clarifying The Definition Of "Motor Accident"

The case demonstrates that not every injury sustained in that context will be considered a "motor accident" for the purposes of accessing statutory benefits.

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Bell [2025] NSWCA 187 – Court of Appeal clarifies Review Panel's role in psychological injury claims

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Moore [2025] NSWPICMP 557 – when pre-existing psychological injuries affect whole person impairment

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Defamation and other legislation amendment bill 2025 (Qld)

Australia Litigation

SL

Stonegate Legal

When "remedy defects" means "pay damages": lessons from Grech v Biltar Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 636

Australia Litigation

PP

Pointon Partners

How is relative culpability assessed when one party disobeys the road rules?

Australia Litigation

M

McCabes

Are Orders The New Middle Ground In Tax Practitioners Board Sanctions, The Tribunal Thinks So

Australia Litigation

PA

Piper Alderman

The Devil Is In The Detail In Establishing The Peer Professional Opinion Defence

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

Supreme Court Of NSW Allows Limitations Defence And Refuses Extension Of Time Application

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

Washed Away - Negligence Or Nuisance?

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

The Review: Class Actions In Australia 2024/2025

Australia Litigation

KW

King & Wood Mallesons

Cyber Security: Two Months In Retrospect (Australia) - August And September 2025

Australia Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 2 Spotlight On Silica – Recent Developments And Trends

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 3, Part 1 - Director's Duties

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New English Requirements For Visas

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

New road rules and driving offences come into effect across Australia

Australia Transport

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

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Libel & Defamation

Defamation and other legislation amendment bill 2025 (Qld)

Reforms are intended to modernise defamation law & are designed to balance freedom of expression with the protection of reputation in the age of social media.

Australia Litigation

SL

Stonegate Legal

Injurious Falsehood -v- Defamation In Australia

In-depth analysis of injurious falsehood in Australian law, tracing its historical roots, essential elements, and practical applications.

Australia Litigation

SL

Stonegate Legal

Innuendo in Defamation – Complete Guide

Innuendo in defamation law refers to defamatory meanings that go beyond the plain words of a publication.

Australia Litigation

SL

Stonegate Legal

Why ‘Alleged' Isn't Enough – Defamation Defence Myths

Australia Litigation

SL

Stonegate Legal

Default Judgments In Defamation (QLD)

Australia Litigation

SL

Stonegate Legal

Innocent Dissemination Defence in Defamation

Australia Litigation

SL

Stonegate Legal

Fraud and corruption – how crisis management can help

Australia Commercial

BP

Bartier Perry

Latest developments: Hannah Thomas arrest probe escalates

Australia Criminal

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

This is not a game: online falsehoods will cost you

Australia Litigation

K

Kennedys

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Professional Negligence

Are Orders The New Middle Ground In Tax Practitioners Board Sanctions, The Tribunal Thinks So

The Decision shows that suspension or termination is not the only way to protect the public.

Australia Litigation

PA

Piper Alderman

The Devil Is In The Detail In Establishing The Peer Professional Opinion Defence

This decision highlights the protective scope of the defence of peer professional opinion as set out at section 41 of the CLA.

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

Supreme Court Of NSW Allows Limitations Defence And Refuses Extension Of Time Application

The Court concluded that an extension of time was not 'just and reasonable', given the prejudice caused to the defendant by the lengthy delay.

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

Tick Tock, Time Is Up – Or Is It? NSW Supreme Court Refuses Extension Of The Limitation Period For Medical Negligence Claim

Australia Litigation

GC

Gilchrist Connell

"I suffered catastrophic complications because a negligent neurosurgeon gave me bad advice." Which case won?

Australia Litigation

S

Stacks Law Firm

New rural generalist medicine specialty announced

Australia Healthcare

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Suppression of a clinician's identity: a comparison between the United Kingdom and Australia

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

Local council not liable for injuries to child who fell from cliff

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

Just A Social Media Post? Doctors, Think Twice – Your Registration May Be At Stake

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

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Trials & Appeals & Compensation

When "remedy defects" means "pay damages": lessons from Grech v Biltar Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 636

Courts will rarely order specific performance as a remedy. Recent case discussed.

Australia Litigation

PP

Pointon Partners

Court orders disclosure of hundreds of abuse claims in Brisbane youth detention centre case

Recent case sheds light on the balance courts must strike between a plaintiff's right to evidence and the privacy of third parties in historical abuse cases.

Australia Privacy

RL

Roche Legal

Regulatory And Class Action Risk Symposium

Corporate risk in Australia is increasingly defined by the aligned issues of regulatory compliance and the threat of class action litigation.

Australia Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Class Actions Radar: Scanning Global Trends And Risks

Worldwide Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

All Eyes On EYLEA–Sandoz Defeats Preliminary Injunction

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Settlement Offers And Costs Protection In Family Law Matters – The Benefits Of Genuine Negotiations

Australia Family

KK

Kalus Kenny Intelex

Crypto In The Courts – ASIC v Finder Update

Australia Technology

KG

K&L Gates LLP

How Experts Navigate The Complexities Of An Account Of Profits

Australia Litigation

FC

FTI Consulting

Financing Of Australian Class Actions—Solicitors Common Fund Order Disallowed

Australia Litigation

JD

Jones Day

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Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

Adjudicator Discretion and Legal Error: Builtcom Constructions v VSD

Whilst not fatal to a determination, it is wrong as a matter of law to strictly apply the Cardno test.

Australia Litigation

PA

Piper Alderman

Relevance, efficiency, and proportionality – the ambit of the duty to disclose

The obligation on parties to provide full and frank disclosure continues throughout the proceedings until the dispute has been resolved.

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

The Inquest Series: The ‘right to silence' in Coronial Inquests

How the privilege against self-incrimination is applied in coronial inquests across Australia.

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

Australian Courts Grapple With Generative AI In Court Proceedings

Australia Litigation

MO

Mills Oakley

Medibank Class Action: Navigating The Legal Privilege Maze

Australia Technology

AO

A&O Shearman

Overriding purpose – still the most significant discovery in NSW

Australia Litigation

K

Kennedys

Understanding legal professional privilege for plaintiffs in NSW

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Protecting Confidentiality in Mediation: The Gazal v Setiawan and Topaloglu Case Study

Australia Litigation

HW

Holman Webb Lawyers

Documents produced for court: not to be used for other purposes

Australia Litigation

HL

HHG Legal Group

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Latest Videos

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Debt collection lawyer or debt collection agency?

SL

Stonegate Legal

Finding out who is behind a negative Google review

M

Madgwicks

It Depends – The different types of Court hearings

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Double dipping: making claims for Total and Permanent Disability (TPD)

RL

Roche Legal

Class Actions Fireside Podcast Series: EP17: Bracing For A Year Of Change

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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