The South Australian Health Practitioner's Tribunal has reprimanded a nurse for professional misconduct and disqualified him from applying for re-registration for two years for his improper relationship with the spouse...
Mrs McCarthy was a resident at Vasey RSL Care, Brighton East (Vasey Brighton East) aged care facility. At the time of her death she was 85 years of age. Mrs...
A recent New South Wales Court of Appeal decision demonstrates the difficulty in contesting the causation of a psychiatric injury when the issue is left to only the subjective opinion...
Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd v Ostwald Bros Pty Ltd (in liq); Ostwald Bros Pty Ltd (in liq) v Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 412 (5 April 2018).....
Earlier this week, the President of the Australian Law Reform Commission identified a suite of measures under consideration with the potential to radically reform Australia's federal class action regime. The...
The High Court has handed down two decisions concerning security of payments claims made under the relevant Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act in NSW and South Australia('SOPA')....
2017 saw a change in the Australian insurance landscape - from overseas investors snapping up local insurance businesses, to an increase in regulation and technology advances improving how claims are...
The Federal Court of Australia has granted leave to shareholders of a company in liquidation to proceed against the company's insurers under the Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers)...
In late 2017, the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down its decision in the LU Simon & others v Victorian Building Authority (VBA)1 case. The case has significant ramifications for...
In 2011, Mr Smith, was injured when he was struck by a motor vehicle driven by , Mr Alone. In District Court proceedings Mr Alone admitted liability. Mr Smith was...
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