
Insights
At Geoffrey Walker & Associates, we are always interested to learn more about the types of problems that arise in your industry or line of business. This Insights section is a new addition is designed to enable us to post informative notes about such problems. We appreciate your interest in it, and we welcome your thoughts on topics that would be of most interest to you or your business. If legal advice is required however, the Insights are not advice and you should consider engaging a lawyer, as the saying goes, for legal advice on your particular problem.
Our first series of Insights relates to proportionate liability and contracting out of the Civil Liability Act. For the benefit of all readers, the first instalment in this series begins with the fundamentals: “Joint & Several Liability, versus Proportionate Liability”. The papers to come in this series will build on an appreciation of these fundamentals and provide insights into the issues of proportionate liability and contracting out of the Civil Liability Act that businesses may be experiencing.
Other Insights on topics of interest will follow in due course as this section of our website continues to develop. Please feel free to email info@walkerbiz.com with your thoughts on topics, or telephone us on 0408 099 794.
01/10/2024
Proportionate Liability Legislation (1):
Joint & several liability, versus proportionate liability
14/03/2025
Proportionate Liability Legislation (2):
The Civil Liability Act (2002) - Introducing Proportionate Liability
17/03/2025
Proportionate Liability Legislation (3):
The Civil Liability Act (2002) - Contracting out (standard of care)
28/03/2025
Interpreting and applying legislation:
Private health insurance, ‘pre-existing condition’, and the 12-month waiting period for a benefit for hospital treatment
25/03/2025
10/03/2025
Interpreting and applying legislation:
When might a statutory definition be more than just a definition? (Beware statutory definitions containing substantive material)