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5 tips on assessing legal risks in your business
Assessing legal risks is a critical process for businesses to identify potential gaps in their liability and indemnity insurance coverage and to uncover opportunities for legal risk management.
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Critical factors in purchasing Run off cover
When a company is winding up, whether due to acquisition or cessation of business, purchasing run-off cover for professional indemnity (PI) or directors and officers (D&O) insurance is often a necessary step to fulfill contractual obligations.
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VBA is not going to save you
When a company is winding up, whether due to acquisition or cessation of business, purchasing run-off cover for professional indemnity (PI) or directors and officers (D&O) insurance is often a necessary step to fulfill contractual obligations.
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PI Insurance mitigation costs cover
Professional services businesses, such as engineering firms, often face a challenging situation when they receive a lawyer's letter alleging liability without a specific demand for compensation. In such cases, the insured may seek to claim on their professional indemnity (PI) insurance, only to be told by the insurer that there is no 'Claim' as per the policy definition.
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Challenges to the operation of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Recent decisions from various tribunals and courts have changed the operation of the VCAT. The cases of Burns v Corbett and Meringnage v Interstate Enterprises Pty Ltd (Meringnage) confirmed that the VCAT does not have the jurisdiction to hear 'federal matters', thus limiting the scope of matters it can determine.
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