High Court Rejects Bid To Sue Plumber's Insurers Directly

By Emma Knuckey · October 9, 2026, 1:33 PM AEST

The High Court of Australia has refused a special leave application appealing a Victorian Supreme Court case finding a claimant alleging defective plumbing cannot pursue the plumber's insurers directly without first...

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