by Lee Lawyers | 15 Aug 2018 | Compensation, Insurance
Bunnings Group Ltd v Giudice [2018] NSWCA 144 OVERVIEW In tort law, a duty of care is a responsibility or legal obligation imposed on an individual or business that requires a standard of reasonable care to be adhered to while performing and in the pursuance of...
by Lee Lawyers | 20 Sep 2017 | Insurance
Kotku Bread Pty Ltd v Vero Insurance Ltd and Anor [2012] QSC 109 OVERVIEW Risk Management is defined where any organization has an obligation to identify and assess foreseeable hazards, and take steps to eliminate or control the risk. It is the process of identifying...
by Lee Lawyers | 24 Mar 2017 | Insurance, Litigation
Kloprogge v Queensland University of Technology [2017] QDC 43 FACTS The Plaintiff had been a collector of minerals and rocks since his childhood in the Netherlands. Over the years, he had amassed an enormous collection, including certain special collections of Topaz,...
by Lee Lawyers | 17 May 2016 | Insurance
Last year your body corporate would have spent some thousands on general insurance. It is a significant expense when it comes to calculating lot owner fees. We suggest price and coverage can be improved with our professional services. As to price alone, we have...
by Lee Lawyers | 4 Dec 2014 | Insurance
The Insurance Council of Australia has published a Brisbane hailstorm update[i]: insured losses have now passed $300 million. As at 2 December 2014, 59,970 claims have been lodged by property and motor vehicle owners affected by the hailstorm – 15,020 for house and...
by Lee Lawyers | 20 Nov 2014 | Insurance, Litigation
Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 [2014] HCA 36 Highlights: Builder not found liable for latent defects Builder may have been liable if the property was not commercial property, or if the Body Corporate had suffered more than pure...
