NEWS

01 May 2012 There were mixed fortunes for plaintiffs in the courts this week. Wyong Shire Council succeeded in its appeal against a decision of the NSW District Court in May 2011 that it should pay damages to the relatives of a young girl who was mauled to death in a dog attack. The DistrictRead more

06 November 2014 The case of Lind and SDSS (2014) AATA 680 demonstrates the difficulty an applicant faces when trying to establish the existence of ‘special circumstances’ to obtain relief from a preclusion period preventing access to social welfare benefits. While the policy direction of Part 3.14 of the Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) may be a sensible one, i.e. to prevent doubleRead more

17 April 2015 A chef who fell and injured his wrist while rescuing a child stuck on a McDonald’s playground was successful in a personal injury claim for damages in NSW Court of Appeal. The Court found it was reasonably forseeable that a child would climb up the outside of the tunnels of the playgroundRead more

15 July 2014 “Workplace” Clarified by Sexual Harassment Case In a recent decision, the Federal Court held that the term “a workplace” is broad and may include a range of venues and locations, depending upon the surrounding circumstances and the conduct of workplace participants. A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia is aRead more

11 November 2014 The NSW Supreme Court was asked by worker to consider whether a decision by the Workers’s Compensation Commission approved medical specialists appeal panel was afflicted by jurisdictional error. The decision regarded a worker’s degree of permanent impairment. The worker , Mr El Masri sought to quash their decision and remit that decisionRead more