Mexican Stand-off: Frustrated Contracts and the Lockdown

What are parties’ rights and obligations where the lockdown prevented both…


COVID and Court Delays

Court says roll up your sleeves and get on with it In Short The demand on the…


Take it to the Limit

An Unbreakable Right?A shipowner’s right to limit liability is a well-known…


Making the most of expert evidence

What is expert evidence and when is it necessary?Judges often need to make…


When is a transfer to the EQ Tribunal not in the interests of justice?

So, what did the High Court say?In the recent decision of Bolstad v EQC &…


Travelers Insurance Co Ltd v XYZ Case

IntroductionOn 30 October 2019 the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom…


Frucor Beverages Limited v Blumberg

BackgroundRight2Drive (New Zealand) Limited (R2D) is a rental car company that…


Bank of Queensland v AIG Australia Ltd [2019] NSWCA 190

To aggregate or not to aggregate?That is the question. Bank of Queensland…


Robt. Jones Holdings Ltd v McCullagh [2019] NZSC 86

When will it ever end?Bob Jones was in the news again recently, not as might be…


Busby Trust v IAG NZ Limited

When will a Court transfer a proceeding to the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance…