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Case notes

Job terminated over hotel incident

Elisha v Vision Australia Limited [2024] HCA 50

Travis Schultz

News

Workers’ comp reform to curb delay issues

If passed, the legislation will ensure the insurer makes a basic weekly payment to the injured worker within a week of acceptance of the claim.

Compensation law

Claim from roller-door fault

Tattersall v Dormakaba Australia Pty Ltd [2023] ACTSC 390

Nicole Forbes

Compensation law

Negligence – liability of installer – causation …

Black Head Bowling Club v Harrower [2023] NSWCA 267

Travis Schultz

Compensation law

Negligence, knowledge of aggressive and drunken patrons …

Bondi Beach Foods v Chadwick [2023] NSWCA 265

Travis Schultz

Compensation law

Occupier’s liability – slip and fall …

Venues NSW v Kane [2023] NSWCA 192

Hugh Powell

Compensation law

Whether collision was caused by negligence of the first defendant

Park v Nam & Anor [2023] QDC 140

Beth Rolton

Compensation law

Whether appellant vicariously liable for negligent act of other employee…

CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Aaron Schokman [2023] HCA 21

Greg Spinda

Compensation law

Court corrects calculation of interest

Mason v State of Queensland (No.2) [2023] QDC 122

Verity Smith

Compensation law

Motor vehicle accident – proper inquiry and search

Ford v Nominal Defendant [2023] QCA 83

Jemma Barnard

Compensation law

Workers’ compensation – whether defendant vicariously liable for intentional unlawful assault…

Mason v State of Queensland [2023] QDC 80

Beth Rolton

Compensation law

Negligence – intoxication – injury suffered…

Payne trading as Sussex Inlet Pontoons v Liccardy [2023] NSWCA 73

Emmi Airaksinen

Compensation law

Nuisance and negligence – procedure – expert evidence

Enkelmann & Ors v Stewart & Anor [2023] QSC 111

Tim McClymont

Compensation law

Suspension of employment – misconduct meeting – performance meeting…

Potter v Gympie Regional Council [2022] QCA 255

James Leggo

Compensation law

Occupier’s liability – house party – grass fire…

Ryan & Anor v Dearden & Anor [2023] QCA 20

James Leggo

Compensation law

Negligence – ‘agony of the moment’ defence – contributory negligence…

Catlin v Draper [2023] NSWCA 49

Stephen Hughes

Compensation law

Public liability – fall on stairs – slip or overstep

Russell v Carpenter [2022] NSWCA 252

Jemma Barnard

Compensation law

Manual handling training – whether employer took reasonable steps…

Norsgaard v Aldi Stores (A Limited Partnership) [2022] QDC 260

Beth Rolton

Compensation law

Psychiatric injury – teacher alleges unreasonable and excessive workloads…

Bersee v State of Victoria (Department of Education And Training) [2022] VSCA 231

Beth Rolton

Compensation law

Torts – negligence – duty of care – reasonable foreseeability of damage…

Hodges v Townsville City Council [2022] QDC 272

Starsha Bohane

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News

Bar mourns loss of colourful mentor

News

New Extension track at Symposium

Case notes

Student bullied trying to board bus

News

Postcode error means no service

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Career Moves: Nurture Law

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compensation law

Job terminated over hotel incident

Workers’ comp reform to curb delay issues

Claim from roller-door fault

Negligence – liability of installer – causation …

Negligence, knowledge of aggressive and drunken patrons …

Occupier’s liability – slip and fall …

Whether collision was caused by negligence of the first defendant

Whether appellant vicariously liable for negligent act of other employee…

Court corrects calculation of interest

Motor vehicle accident – proper inquiry and search

Workers’ compensation – whether defendant vicariously liable for intentional unlawful assault…

Negligence – intoxication – injury suffered…

Nuisance and negligence – procedure – expert evidence

Suspension of employment – misconduct meeting – performance meeting…

Occupier’s liability – house party – grass fire…

Negligence – ‘agony of the moment’ defence – contributory negligence…

Public liability – fall on stairs – slip or overstep

Manual handling training – whether employer took reasonable steps…

Psychiatric injury – teacher alleges unreasonable and excessive workloads…

Torts – negligence – duty of care – reasonable foreseeability of damage…

Latest

Bar mourns loss of colourful mentor

New Extension track at Symposium

Student bullied trying to board bus

Postcode error means no service

Career Moves: Nurture Law

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