Thank you to all who came to the AILA’s “Insurers in Court” Mock Trial which was conducted in the Supreme Court Banco Court before the Hon. Justice Cavanagh. The evening was a great success with over 200 insurance and legal professionals in attendance and, with a victory for the (insured) Plaintiff represented by Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers's Andre Zahra SC and Josh Sukkar in an interesting fictional case concerning an insurance claim following the cancellation of a music festival as a result of bushfire dangers. The mock trial case raised a number of interesting legal and factual issues and was based on the real and recent case of Commens t/as Subsonic Music v Certain Lloyd’s Underwriters subscribing to Policy No ALTCNX1900332 (Trial Judgment) [2024] FCA 434 before Jackman J (in which the insured lost!), see: https://lnkd.in/gVm6RUpR The evening concluded at Verandah Bar, where Insurance Law professionals gathered to discuss their speciality over a glass of champagne. We are very grateful to Marcus Vella for his efforts in ensuring the success of the event.
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2moAndre. Who'd have thought you'd be competing in a mock trial, after leaving those moots behind 25 years ago at law school!