No longer valid? “Prior Known Circumstances” exclusions in policies of insurance

19 February 2025: The Full Court of the Federal Court recently delivered its judgment in Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (UCPT) v Allianz Australia Insurance [2025]. The Court ruled

Senator Pauline Hanson loses racial vilification case, brought against her by Senator Mehreen Faruqi

1 December 2024: The Federal Court of Australia has found that, in publishing a tweet that included telling Senator Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan”, Senator Pauline Hanson

Personal views on Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs

2 November 2024: I recently read the report of the American “Consumer Technology Association” (CTA). The CTA is ‘kind of a big deal’; it is a trade association representing the

Code of Silence: Wassmuth v Commissioner of Police (Case Note)

7 December 2018: My current practice does not involve any sort of criminal law, although a recent decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal did pique my interest, because it

That’s a lot of beans! Heinz ordered to pay $2.25 million for contravening the Australian Consumer Law

28 August 2018: Up to May 2016 Heinz sold a “Little Kids Shredz” brand of products (pictured in body of article). The products were displayed in the children’s sections of


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