Congratulations to Wotton + Kearney Partner and Head of Pro Bono Heidi Nash-Smith, who was named the winner of the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Pro Bono Award on Friday 17 October. It was a great evening at Melbourne’s Langham Hotel, with thought provoking speeches from several notable female members of the legal world, including […]
Today’s Lawyers Weekly includes an article on the 6 finalists for this year’s Women in Law Pro Bono Award, including Wotton + Kearney Partner and Head of Pro Bono, Heidi Nash-Smith. An impressive selection of individuals, all of whom should be applauded for their contributions to the wider legal community. The winner of the award […]
Patrick Boardman spoke to Insurance Business magazine about what the High Court’s decision in Maxwell v Highway Hauliers Ltd [2014] HCA 33 might mean for insurers.
For the second year running, Sydney partner and Head of Pro Bono Heidi Nash-Smith has been named a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Pro Bono award.
Although 30 years old this year, section 54 of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 still requires its application to be determined by the High Court. In Maxwell v Highway Hauliers Ltd [2014] HCA 33 the High Court has resolved the apparent tension between 2 different Court of Appeal decisions in Maxwell and Johnson v Triple […]
Last night at the APIG Conference Gala Dinner, Wotton + Kearney Chief Executive Partner David Kearney announced that the firm will partner with APIG in the establishment of a scholarship offering one young insurance professional the opportunity to attend the Professional Indemnity Forum Conference in the UK each year. This scholarship fits neatly with both […]
Congratulations to COO Andrew Price on his truly epic performance in the MetaMan Bintan ironman yesterday, 24 August. Despite sustaining a training injury in the week before the competition, Andrew managed to complete the 1.9km swim, 90.1km cycle and 21.1km run in just 6 hours, 15 minutes and 11 seconds to finish 88th out of […]
Congratulations to Danielle Skinner, Katie Shanks and Lauren Fieldus on their inclusion in Australasian Lawyer magazine’s “Fifty Rising Stars” feature.
Congratulations to Raisa Conchin on her well-deserved inclusion in Insurance Business magazine’s “Young Guns” feature.
In their article published in the August edition of Insurance Business magazine, Heidi Nash-Smith and Jack Geng provide a useful comparison of the way claims against financial service providers are dealt with by the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Federal Court.
