Insurance

A Melbourne silk wants to set aside a default judgment in a negligence case brought by a former client, claiming he should have the chance to defend his professional reputation. 

Colin Biggers Paisley has lured an insurance partner from Clyde & Co who has represented insurers in relation to shareholder class actions and regulatory proceedings. 

Medibank has criticised a judge’s finding that legal professional privilege did not attach to a Deloitte report commissioned in the wake of a massive data breach, arguing she came to an “illogical” conclusion. 

Wotton Kearney has bolstered its health practice with the appointment of former Makinson D’Apice partner Eliza Faulk and her team of six.

A director of collapsed builder Shangri-La Construction who was found personally liable for $3.2 million in rectification costs for combustible cladding in a Melbourne apartment complex has failed to pass on his costs to his insurers. 

An insurance expert with nearly 15 years of experience has joined Clyde & Co's partnership from DLA Piper.

A class action against AMP over allegedly inflated insurance premiums has been ordered to better particularise its case, with a judge hearing the current pleading is "not good enough" for the wealth manager to put on a defence.

ASIC has filed proceedings against Auto & General, alleging tens of thousands of Budget Direct customers lost discounts they were promised and were overcharged premiums for several years.

The corporate regulator is challenging insurer IAG's claims of legal professional privilege over a technical report in proceedings over allegedly misleading loyalty discounts.

Insurer Liberty is not on the hook for costs incurred by Seymour Whyte Construction for dealing with asbestos-contaminated soil, but is liable to cover legal fees for advice sought by the company.