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The Opal Tower - installed, erected, supplied…but not a "Product"

22 July 2021 | Insurance & Health Law

The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia was asked to determine a rather unique dispute as to whether the Opal Tower was a “Product” for the purposes of a policy of insurance. Having regard to the context of the policy as a whole, the Court said no.

Yes, it can! NSW Court of Appeal weighs in on breadth of NCAT’s power to award damages

3 December 2020 | Insurance & Health Law

In a seminal case, likely to affect “millions” of apartment owners, the NSW Court of Appeal has found that the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has the power to award compensation to apartment owners who suffer loss as a result of an...