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Significant 'blow' for penalties claims
Insight 08 Apr 2015

Today the Full Federal Court clarified the law of penalties as it applies to fees The key development is that in considering whether the amount of a fee is extravagant and exorbitant compared to the potential costs incurred in dealing with a failure to perform an obligation the court held that ...

Implementing Australia's free trade commitments with Japan, Korea and Chile
Insight 06 Nov 2014

The Commonwealth has recently made regulation to implement Australias commitments under its free trade agreements with Japan Korea and Chile which will ease certain foreign investment review and life insurance business regulations for investors from those countries Japan Sector Leader and Partner ...

Nudge, nudge, think, think - ASIC and behavioural economics
Insight 01 Apr 2015

In 2014 ASIC started promoting the use of behavioural economics in its regulatory activities Two reports recently released by ASIC provide clues as to how ASIC may try to counteract behavioural biases in the future ...

Indonesia passes new law affecting insurance businesses
Insight 13 Oct 2014

Investors in the insurance sector should take note of a number of important new ornotable concepts that were introduced in a new law on insurance the New Law that waspassed by the Indonesian Parliament on 23 September 2014 The New Law replaced the nowoutdated 1992 Insurance Law the Old Law As well ...

All but one: Federal Government issues response to FSI report
Insight 20 Oct 2015

The Federal Government today released its long-awaited response to the Financial System Inquiry The Government says it has accepted all but one of the Inquirys 44 recommendations released late last year And this is broadly true with the only substantial recommendation to be rejected being the ...

Strangers no more - Taking action against an insolvent defendant's insurer
Insight 16 Feb 2016

The High Court of Australia has decided that a third party claimant can join an insolvent or potentially insolvent defendants insurer to proceedings to seek a declaration that the insurer is liable to indemnify the defendant Partner Andrew Maher and Lawyer Shelley Drenth discuss the decision and its ...

Timing is everything: Major shareholders exclusions in D&O insurance policies
Insight 15 May 2015

A recent Victorian Supreme Court decision has resolved a disputed construction of a major shareholder exclusion in a DO policy in the insurers favour after considering the broad commercial purpose of these provisions Partner Andrew Maher and Law Graduate Shelley Drenth report ...

Federal Court orders disclosure of class action respondent's insurance policies, affirming a recent trend
Insight 12 Aug 2019

In the Radio Rentals Class Action, the Federal Court of Australia has ordered - over the objection of an Insurer - that a respondent disclose its insurance policies to the applicant. ...

Allens acts for Allianz on Territory Insurance Office acquisition
News 01 Dec 2014

Allens has advised insurance company Allianz Australia on its purchase of the Northern Territory Government's general insurance business. Allianz Australia has entered into an agreement with the ...

Financial System Inquiry: where are we at?
Insight 05 Aug 2015

Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey released the Financial System Inquiry report on 7 December 2014 saying that the report I release today delivers on our election commitment and lays out a blueprint for the financial system over the next decade And he is right - the Government did as promised commission ...

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