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‘Trump -v- Twitter’ and implications related to commercial social media use in Australia
2 June 2020 | Insurance & Health LawAs the ‘Trump -v- Twitter’ saga unfolds, a spotlight has been shone on the legalities of social media and, in particular, the adequacy of current legislation in our constantly evolving digital world. Broadly speaking, the saga concerns certain...
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Insurance broker ordered to pay client’s copyright infringement settlement with Microsoft after failing to advise of potential risk
13 March 2020 | Insurance & Health LawOnline retailer PC Case Gear has been awarded damages from its former insurance broker, Instrat Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd. The Federal Court held that a reasonably competent insurance broker would have discerned a risk of copyright infringement from the...
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Ongoing focus on corruption risk in Victorian Local Government
24 October 2019 | Insurance & Health LawIn September 2019 Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) released a special report into local government procurement and corruption risk (Special Report).[1] The Special Report is notable given the wider context of...
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AFCA to begin naming financial firms
1 October 2019 | Insurance & Health LawFrom 1 October 2019, AFCA will begin naming financial firms within its published determinations. Until now, AFCA (and its predecessor schemes) anonymised all determinations. However, following a limited consultation, the Australian Securities and...
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AFCA reports $144.7 million in compensation over first 10 months of operation
1 October 2019 | Insurance & Health LawThe Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has released a report summarising its results over the first ten months of operation. In what is approximately a 35% increase on predecessor schemes, AFCA has confirmed receipt of 60,687 complaints in...
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