Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd v The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 398 File number: VID 819 of 2023
Judgment of: DERRINGTON J
Date of judgment: 24 April 2024
Catchwords: INSURANCE – indemnity sought pursuant to commercial business insurance policy – construction of policy – whether and to what extent applicant insured under the policy – where policy extends the named insured to any party the insured undertakes to insure – where the insured undertook to insure the applicant – where applicant is the principal of the insured – where policy also extends cover on a limited basis to principals of the insured – declaratory relief granted
Legislation: Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth)
Cases cited: Certain Underwriters at Lloyds of London v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2018] VSC 735 Cribb v Korn (1911) 12 CLR 205 Delta Pty Ltd v Team Rock Anchors Pty Ltd [2018] 1 Qd R 564 Erect Safe Scaffolding (Australia) v Sutton (2008) 72 NSWLR 1 LCA Marrickville Pty Ltd v Swiss Re International SE (2022) 290 FCR 435 Lumley General Insurance Ltd v Port Phillip City Council [2013] VSCA 367 Marks v Carne [1909] 2 KB 516 Onley v Catlin Syndicate Ltd (2018) 360 ALR 92 QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd v Lumley General Insurance Ltd (2009) 24 VR 326 Speno Rail Maintenance Australia Pty Ltd v Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd (2000) 23 WAR 291 Star Entertainment Group Ltd v Chubb Insurance Australia Ltd (2021) 156 ACSR 119 Swiss Re International SE v LCA Marrickville Pty Ltd (2021) 394 ALR 461 Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co Ltd v Hans Bo Kristian Holgersson trading as Holgerssons Complete Home Service [2019] WASCA 114 Desmond Derrington and Ronald Ashton, The Law of Liability Insurance (LexisNexis Butterworths, 3rd ed, 2013)
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