I’m pleased to share that Wotton + Kearney has welcomed two new partners, Cheryl Phillips and Bill Conor, and four other new team members to our expanding Adelaide team. Cheryl, who joins us from MinterEllison, will lead our Adelaide office. She has broad insurance law experience and is highly regarded by our clients for her […]
2022 was a big year at W+K. Here’s a glimpse at some of the highlights. Wishing everyone a safe and happy new year!
Recent major cyber incidents and associated data breaches in Australia, particularly those involving Optus and Medibank, have triggered a maelstrom of breach, policy and legislative developments. The Australian Government has taken swift legislative action to increase the consequences of data breaches by amending the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), and has indicated there will be an […]
Welcome to Wotton + Kearney’s first Employment Law Bulletin. The last few months have been full of interesting employment law developments in New Zealand that are likely to have profound impacts for businesses and their insurers. In this issue, we look at recent restructuring cases, the impact of Uber drivers being defined as employees, Holidays […]
Welcome to Wotton + Kearney’s Product Liability Update, a snapshot of the key trends, areas of regulatory focus, and emerging risks in product liability insurance in Australia and New Zealand. In this issue, we look at the ACCC’s focus on safety issues affecting young children, recent case highlights from Australia and New Zealand, and the […]
This week, to mark the 2022 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the 16 days of activism that follow, Australasia’s leading specialist insurance & risk law firm, Wotton + Kearney, held a firm-wide event to raise awareness for all its staff on what they as a business and as individuals can […]
In January 2020, the NSW Government announced its legislative strategy to restore public confidence in the building sector by 2025. The next phase has now commenced with the introduction of four proposed changes to the legislative framework. The proposed bills and regulations are open for public consultation and will be introduced in NSW Parliament in […]
Following Australia’s east coast energy crisis, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy announced a faster transition to renewable energy. To meet the government’s goals, Australia is moving at a break-neck pace to transition to renewables, and insurance players are watching closely as new risk patterns emerge. Property, Energy + Infrastructure partner Edward Burrell and […]
A new insurance product, Latent Defects Insurance (LDI), is set to transform the insurance framework for high-rise residential buildings – especially if it becomes mandatory in New South Wales. This major development is aimed at restoring consumer confidence in the NSW residential construction industry in the context of the state’s “building compliance crisis” and its […]
The NSW Government’s framework to address high-risk combustible cladding remains a live issue plagued by confusion around the application of the product ban on combustible Aluminium Composite Panels (ACPs). The NSW Auditor General’s recent report found that uncertainty persists around compliance and how councils have interpreted the product ban. This has resulted in costly and […]
