Indemnity focus:  the meaning of ‘control’

Indemnity focus:  the meaning of ‘control’

Penfold v The Hollard Insurance Co Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1322

Insurers and brokers are often presented with a difficult fact-specific question to resolve – is property within the physical and legal control of an insured? An insured’s legal responsibility will often turn on this, and so too may its coverage position. In this article we look at a recent Australian decision which held that property owners may have “control” of goods on their property even if they have not charged for storage and have not exercised any power over the goods.

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Prattley Enterprises Ltd v Vero Insurance New Zealand Ltd

Prattley Enterprises Ltd v Vero Insurance New Zealand Ltd

[2016] NZCA 67, 14 March 2016

The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Prattley Enterprises Limited v Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited [2016] NZCA 67 provides welcome certainty to insurers on the issue of validity of settlement agreements.

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