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High Court confirms that vicarious liability is confined to employment relationships

Bird v DP (a pseudonym) [2024] HCA 41 In a much anticipated judgment, the High Court has refused to expand…

The High Court of Australia overturns permanent stay of proceedings in historical child abuse case of Willmot

Willmot v The State of Queensland [2024] HCA 42 On 13 November 2024, the High Court of Australia published its…

‘Abuse Settlement Agreement’ set aside in ACT for first time following amendments to the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 (ACT)

Walsh (a pseudonym) v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn [2024] ACTSC 81…

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Privacy Awareness Week 2024 | Understanding transparency, accountability and security

Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) 2024 is an annual campaign led by the Australian privacy regulator, the Office of the Australian…

The Supreme Court of Queensland again orders a permanent stay of proceedings in a child abuse claim, meanwhile the High Court of Australia overturns one

In August 2022, the Supreme Court of Queensland granted a permanent stay of proceedings in the matter of Willmot v…

High Court of Australia grants application for special leave to appeal a decision to permanently stay proceedings involving historical child sexual abuse

Warning: This Case Note discusses serious sexual and physical abuse. We recently published a Case Note about the Queensland Supreme…

Willmot v State of Queensland [2022] QSC 167

Warning: This Case Note discusses serious sexual and physical abuse. In its recent decision of Willmot v State of Queensland,[1]…