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Welcome to Insurance Matters, your online resource for all things Insurance.

On this page you will find our latest thinking in the form of alerts, publications, articles, opinions and podcasts. With our insights all in the one place, we aim to make it as easy as possible to find what you are looking for to support you in how you do business every day.

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20 October 2026 | Sparkebeat - Health Law Update - Issue 16

Welcome to the sixteenth issue of the Health Law Update, where Sparke Helmore's market leading Health team brings you the latest in local news and knowledge from across Australia and abroad.
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15 October 2026 | When is a co-defendant a 'concurrent wrongdoer'? Proportionate liability survives strike-out in BlueCross v Buxton Constructions

When a newly built aged care facility is alleged to be defective and both the builder and the architect are blamed, who bears the cost of putting it right?
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16 September 2026 | The Harman obligation: when does it arise?

The recent decision of the Court of Appeal of NSW in Hughes v Bramston is a reminder to parties and legal practitioners of their obligations under the Harman undertaking.
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8 September 2026 | The limits of liability: nominal damages and contributory negligence in retail slip claim

The Court found that the Defendant, while it had a reasonable system of floor cleaning in place, had breached its duty of care to the Plaintiff.
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25 August 2026 | From morning run to mauling: $638,479.28 in damages for dog attack

In the recent decision of Shaw v Shergill [2026] VCC 1222, Judicial Registrar Lynch of the County Court of Victoria awarded judgment for the Plaintiff against the Defendants, ordering damages in the sum of $638,479.28.
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20 August 2026 | Silent AI: The shifting risk landscape in Financial Lines

AI is now embedded across the financial sector, yet the insurance and legal frameworks designed to govern AI related failures are not keeping pace.
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5 August 2026 | Combustible cladding - can we blame the product?

This decision indicates how product liability class actions about building products might be approached by litigants and Australian courts in the future.
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30 July 2026 | Maritime update

A snapshot of the global shipping industry in the last six months.

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