In practice

Case notes

Student bullied trying to board bus

The defendant submitted that its duty of care did not extend to preventing incidents which took place outside of its operating hours and off school grounds.

Shelby Bennett

In practice

Is cryptocurrency property?

Courts outside of Australia are moving towards accepting that crypto assets are property. Recent decisions in the United Kingdom, Singapore, New Zealand and Hong Kong affirm that position.

Mark Steele KC, Roman Micairan

Case notes

Job terminated over hotel incident

Elisha v Vision Australia Limited [2024] HCA 50

Travis Schultz

Case notes

Meeting irregularity poses risk

Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith [2024] HCA 32

Tasman Ash Fleming

Case notes

Client legal privilege regarding patient

Hoe v Kode [2024] TASSC 51

Jonathon Wright

In practice

Is pre-mediation conference good idea?

A pre-mediation meeting allows for time to be spent for the mediator to learn about a client’s life in ways that might matter later.

Walter Sofronoff KC

Case notes

Personal carer assaulted at hostel

Gilmour v Blue Care [2024] QDC 189

Beth Rolton

In practice

Cairns law library improves offerings

An experienced librarian is also on site at the Cairns library three days a week to manage and maintain the library.

In practice

Tips for improving client meetings

Lawyer and educator Michele Davis shares three tips for junior lawyers on improving client meeting techniques.

Michele Davis

Case notes

Cyber questionnaire deemed procedural

Ancer [2024] FedCFamC1A 90

Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson

In practice

AML/CTF Bill pushed through

On 13 November 2024, the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee published its report on the Bill, recommending it be passed with some minor amendments.

Kate Brodnik