Caroline Knight
Omissions Must Cause or Contribute to Loss to Allow Rejection of Insurance Claims
March 19, 2015Implications of Maxwell v Highway Hauliers Pty Ltd [2014] HCA 33 Background Highway Hauliers (the insured) is an interstate freight transport business that...
Alert: Appointments Announced to Workers Compensation and Employment Tribunals
December 12, 2014The State Government yesterday announced in the South Australian Government Gazette the following two new appointments to the Workers Compensation Tribunal and the...
TPD Assessment and Cost Implications for Insurers who Fail to Act Fairly
November 6, 2014Important takeaways from Hannnover Life Re of Australasia v Cesario Colella [2014] VSCA 205 Background Mr Collela (the claimant) injured his knee while...
Alert: Return to Work and Employment Tribunal Bills passed by Parliament
October 31, 2014The State Government’s plan to enact a new workers compensation scheme is all but in place after the Return to Work Bill 2014...
Shake up to South Australian Legal Market
September 1, 2014Leading South Australian law firms Fox Tucker and Donaldson Walsh will soon be joining forces to form a new firm with a clear...
Mitigating the risk of sexual harassment
August 19, 2014As Richardson v Oracle has just shown, a policy alone isn’t always enough to prevent serious human and financial consequences. In February 2013,...