8-4-19 / James Green, Borcsa Vass — Banking, Building & Construction, Commercial Equity, Competition & Consumer, Contract, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations, Employment & Industrial, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Judicial Review & Administrative, Land Law & Property, Media & Defamation, Planning & Environment, Professional Negligence, Resources & Energy, Succession
James Green and Borcsa Vass have contributed the chapter 'Originating process, pleadings and amendment: Queensland' to Thomson Reuters' Practical Law Australia Dispute Resolution module. This chapter explains how proceedings are commenced and the practice and procedure of pleadings, particulars and amendment in Queensland under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld)…
14-2-19 / Rob Anderson KC, David Chesterman KC — Banking, Building & Construction, Commercial Equity, Competition & Consumer, Contract, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations, Employment & Industrial, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Land Law & Property, Media & Defamation, Planning & Environment, Professional Negligence, Resources & Energy, Succession
Litigants are usually within their rights to chose what material they place before the Court; or, in other words, to chose what cards they play. Ex parte applications are an exception. Recent cases have provided lawyers with a stark reminder of their duty to make full and frank disclosure when making a…
11-12-18 / Roger Traves KC, Anthony Messina, Nola Pearce — Insurance, Contract
On 13 November 2018 The Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA) hosted the seminar ‘Does a Stitch in Time Really Save Nine? Issues Surrounding Mitigation Costs Under a Policy of Liability Insurance‘ at Level Twenty Seven Chambers. The presenters were Roger Traves QC, Anthony Messina and Nola Pearce. Through real case examples the seminar discussed…
27-11-18 / Rob Anderson KC — Insurance
At the Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA) National Conference 2018 Rob Anderson QC presented a session titled 'The Fortune Cookie: chasing ambulances in the digital age' which discussed the legality and ethics of claim farming. An article summarising Rob's session can be found here.
8-11-18 / Paul McQuade KC, Kristi Riedel — Insurance, Contract
On 24 October 2018 Paul McQuade QC and Kristi Riedel provided a session titled 'Damages for Loss of Opportunity - The Essentials' to the Gold Coast District Law Association. This session provided an overview of claims for loss of opportunity damages. Topics discussed included the key principles and some of the evidentiary and…
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