QLD Budget 2018 – State Tax Changes
The Queensland State Budget was released on 12 June 2018. There are a number of significant changes taking effect from…
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Aviation bulletin – June 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of the HWL Ebsworth Aviation Bulletin. We are delighted to bring you content addressing a…
Weatherill v Bartett [2017] NSWCA 175 – Damages under Australian Consumer Law not established
The New South Wales Court of Appeal recently refused leave to appeal a lower court decision denying Dr Colin Weatherill…
Wahba v Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers: The damages regime in airline cases – Federal or State?
The recent decision in Wahba v Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers [2018] NSWDC 128 (“Wahba“) has followed the judgment in Arefin…
Third country carriers and compensation under EC261
On 15 March 2018, the UK Supreme Court refused Emirates leave to appeal the UK Court of Appeal’s decision in…
Hevilift Limited v Towers [2018] QCA 89 – "Don't Push it, Land it" – Employer liable to pilot for a failure to warn of a weather phenomenon
The Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed an employer’s appeal and held that the employer was liable to its pilot…