Possible bribery in Iraq procurement — to notify or not to notify — (2023) 37(10) ILB 172
In CIMIC Group Ltd v AIG Group Ltd, the court had to determine whether CIMIC was entitled to indemnity under its Director and Officers Insurers for the years 2010/ 2011 and 2011/2012 (2010 Insurers and 2011 Insurers, respectively). Quantum was referred out to a special referee. The article can be downloaded here
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AIA Australia Ltd v Sharma — continuing misrepresentations and s 29(2) of the Insurance Contracts 1984 (Cth)
In this case note in the Insurance Law Bulletin, Laina discusses AIA Australia Ltd v Sharma [2023] FCAFC 42— continuing misrepresentations and s 29(2) of the Insurance Contracts 1984 (Cth). The article can be downloaded here
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Construction Law Intensive – UNSW Edge
Laina discussed the impact on claims of the extended statutory duty of care in the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) and the recovery of damages in construction claims at the 2023 UNSW Edge Construction Law Edge. The article can be downloaded here
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Proving arson and consequential loss — Worth v HDI Global Specialty SE
In Worth v HDI Global Specialty SE, the appellant had operated a childcare business from her home prior to it being burned down 5 years ago. The appellant was an insured under Home Based Business Property Insurance policy (the Policy) but the respondent insurer had denied indemnity on the basis that the appellant had deliberately
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Two vexed issues in arbitration — The joinder of third parties and the arbitrability of indemnity issues
This article has been published as Chan, Two vexed issues in arbitration — The joinder of third parties and the arbitrability of indemnity issues — (2021) 31 ILJ 85. It looks at the approach of Australian courts to the extended definition of ‘party’ contained in the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) and the domestic Commercial Arbitration
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