Higgins v Pretorius [2025] ACTSC 64 Key Takeaways When some form of punishment has been imposed under the criminal law,…
Insights Types: Case Note
Apr 7, 2025
INSIGHT: The Pig, the Policy and the Porky
Lynch v Bredbo Pty Ltd [2025] NSWDC 54 Meridian Lawyers acted for Insurance Australia Limited (IAL) in the above proceedings….
Feb 27, 2025
INSIGHT: When do physical alterations constitute “property damage” in the context of a liability policy?
AAI Limited v The Owners – Strata Plan No 91086 [2025] FCAFC 6 Background to claim Fairview Architectural Pty Ltd…
Feb 11, 2025
INSIGHT: Personal Injury from Bus Accidents: The complex interaction between the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW) and Motor Accident Compensation Act 1999 (NSW)
McTye v Ching Yu Chang by his tutor Leo Alexander Birch [2025] NSWCA 3 Key Principles A claim for damages…
Dec 11, 2024
INSIGHT: The legal duty under section 7.26(5) of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW)
Insurance Australia Limited t/as NRMA Insurance v Momand [2024] NSWSC 1529 Key takeaways When considering an application for the review…
Nov 15, 2024
INSIGHT: 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…
Nov 14, 2024
INSIGHT: 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…
Oct 22, 2024
INSIGHT: ‘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…
Oct 16, 2024
INSIGHT: When can public authorities rely on s 43A of the Civil Liability Act 2002?
Transport for NSW v Hunt Leather Pty Ltd; Hunt Leather Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW [2024] NSWCA 227 Key…
Oct 16, 2024
INSIGHT: What is a proper purpose to have a plaintiff submit to a further medical assessment?
Corke v Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group Re Limited trading as Cabarita Beach Shopping Centre [2024] NSWSC 1019 Key themes…
Oct 8, 2024
INSIGHT: Supreme Court decides skin lacerations are Non-Threshold Injuries under MAIA
Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v The Estate of the Late Summer Abawi [2024] NSWSC 1245 Supreme Court of New South…