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Description
Join us for this half-day session as we launch into the New Year and catch the important 2016 court decisions and legislations together with commentary on these developments affecting the General Insurance Industry.
Review Topics
• Insurance Contracts Act
Bergman v CGU Insurance Ltd [2016] VSC 81 – s21, s28
Kalabakas v Chubb Insurance Company of Australia Ltd [2015] VSC 705 – s21, s28
Lambert Leasing v QBE [2016] NSWCA 254 – s45, double insurance
Allianz v Inglis [2016] WASCA 25 – s54
Pantaenius Australia Pty Ltd v Watkins Syndicate 0457 at Lloyds [2016] FCA 1 – s54
Whittington v Smeaton [2016] ACTSC 76 – s54
Angas Securities Ltd v Small Business Consortium Lloyd’s Consortium No. 9056 [2016] NSWCA 182 – s67, subrogation
• Policy Construction and Indemnity Issues
Matton Developments Pty Ltd v CGU Insurance Limited [2016] QCA 208 – "accidental overloading"
Chubb Insurance v Robinson [2016] FCAFC – "professional services"
Todd v Alterra [2016] FCAFC 15 – "encompassing", "approved investment products"
Hird v Chubb Insurance Company of Australia Ltd [2016] VSC 174 – "non-pecuniary relief" or ‘" proceeding" against the insured for an alleged Wrongful Act
OZ Minerals Holdings Pty Ltd v AIG Australia Ltd [2015] VSCA 346 – major shareholder exclusion
T&T Investments v CGU [2016] NSWCA 227 – crop damage by hailstorm
Penrith City Council v Healey [2016] NSWCA 161 – exclusion re employees, labour hire
Mace v Justice and Forensic Health Network [2016] NSWSC 803 – "resulting in"
WFI Insurance Ltd v Verini [2016] WASCA 143 – breach of duty as "owner"
Averkin v Insurance Australia Ltd [2016] NSWCA 122 – whether insured complicit in destroying vehicle
Liberty Mutual Insurance v Zanotto [2011] NSWDC 202 – ICAC, conduct exclusion
Ingram v QBE Insurance [2015] VCAT 1936 – exclusion for mental illness, discrimination
Ocean Finance v Oval Insurance [2016] EWHC 160 (Comm) – bulk notification of circumstances
• Professionals and Directors & Officers
Attwells v Jackson [2016] HCA 16 – advocates immunity
In the matter of HIH Insurance Limited [2016] NSWSC 482 – market based causation
rant-Taylor v Babcock & Brown [2015] FCA 149 – breach of continuous disclosure obligation
ASIC v Management Investments Ltd (No.9) [2016] QSC 109 – director's knowing involvement in breach
CGU Insurance Ltd v Blakeley [2016] HCA 2 – joinder of insurer by plaintiff
Thiess v Parsons Brinckerhoff [2016] NSWSC 173 – s5O Civil Liability Act, waiver of subrogation
Timbercorp Finance v Tomes [2016] VSCA 128 – class action, opting out, estoppel
Money Max Int Pty Ltd (Trustee) v QBE Insurance Group Limited [2016] FCAFC 148 – class action, litigation funder, common fund
• Duty of Care and Causation
Biggs v George [2016] NSWCA 113 – medical negligence, failure to warn
Robinson Helicopter Company v McDermott [2016] HCA 22 – duty of care, routine inspections
Swift v Wearing-Smith [2016] NSWCA 38 – duty of care of homeowner for failed balcony
Goode v Angland [2016] NSWSC 1014 – s5K Civil Liability Act, dangerous recreational activity, professional sports
Carangelo v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 126 – s5D Civil Liability Act, causation
DC v State of NSW [2016] NSWCA 198 and Prince Alfred College Incorporated v ADC – child sexual abuse claims
• Damages
ANZ v Haq [2016] NSWCA 93 – s5B CLA, personal injury damages
Winky Pop v Mobil [2016] VSCA 187 – damages for loss of opportunity to rezone land
• Short & Sharp
Mobis Parts Australia v XL Insurance [2016] NSWSC 912 – amend to plead exclusion due to change in circumstances
Carillion Construction v AIG [2016] NSWSC 495 – when does the cause of action against insurer accrue for non-payment?
Hayward v Zurich [2016] UKSC 48 – setting aside settlement agreement for fraud
Hastie Group Ltd (in liq) v Moore [2016] NSWCA 305 – expert report provided to litigation funder, privilege
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