Standing in the way of the obvious: The NSW Court...
When does volunteering at a sporting venue become a dangerous...
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Delays not a significant injury to medical panels’ jurisdiction
In Victoria, medical panels play a key part in determining whether plaintiffs are entitled to claim non-economic loss damages in public liability litigation. On 4 September 2020 the Victorian Court of Appeal delivered a decision impacting on the validity of medical panel determinations delivered outside the time limits prescribed by Part VBA of the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic). The decision means that a medical panel determination delivered outside the...
Unreasonable precautions: When the burden of...
The Court of Appeal recently handed down a decision which examined the...
Western Australia Supreme Court – Increase in...
The recent judgment of the WA Supreme Court (WASC) in the matter of...
The High Court determines a paramedic’s...
Proceedings were commenced in the Queensland Supreme Court (QSC)...
Insurance across Australia: A year in review
It's been a busy financial year for insurance issues in the Courts...
Professional sports and the dangerous recreational...
The New South Wales Court of Appeal has again been asked to consider...
Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 –...
As a result of a number of catastrophic failures of newly constructed...
Proposed amendments to the Workers’ Compensation...
A bill was introduced to the Parliament of Western Australia on 24...
No soup for you – Hawkins v South Western Sydney...
The plaintiff brought medical negligence proceedings against...