Bird v DP, Vicarious Liability and the Impact for Volunteer Organisations
“If a teacher employed by a school authority sexually abuses a pupil, is the school authority liable in damages to…
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Explosion in the next trench!
ASIC’s first proceedings alleging unfair contract terms in an insurance contract In April 2021, the unfair contract protections under the…
Case Note – The High Court’s Vue on Contracts of Insurance and the Duty of Utmost Good Faith
Name of case: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Delor Vue Apartments CTS 39788 [2022] HCA 38. Topic of case: Insurance…
Court flips out ‘obvious risk’ defence in tubing accident claim – Glover v Fuller [2023]
The Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory recently considered whether a 12 year-old plaintiff injured while riding in an…
Frawley-Mangan v Hosmer Holdings Pty Ltd [2023] ACTSC 7
Case Summary The ACT Supreme Court has handed down a decision that confirms the requirement for insurance claims managers to attend…
The dividing line between independent contractor and employment relationships
There is a deep-rooted distinction in common law between an employee and independent contractor. A relationship between a principal and an…