Fishing charter operator’s defence swamped by lack of safety briefing – Sartor v Bitton [2019] NSWDC 723 (4 December 2019)
The NSW District Court found that a fishing charter operator was liable in negligence for injuries suffered by a passenger…
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Queensland: Project Trust Accounts take another step forward, but questions remain
Queensland is on track for broad implementation of project trust accounts with the latest amendments to the Building Industry Fairness…
The Ravenshoe Café explosion – Is a driver’s licence a right or privilege? The roles and responsibilities of doctors and other health professionals
The Coroners Court of Queensland’s findings delivered on 26 June 2020 in to the deaths of Nicole Nyholt and Margaret…
Professionals excluded from dangerous recreational activity defence? Court of Appeal says “neigh”
Singh bhnf Ambu Kanwar v Lynch [2020] NSWCA 152 The New South Wales Court of Appeal has once against considered the…
Recent changes to Bushfire Protection Exemptions
On 5 August 2020 Amendment VC176 (Amendment) was gazetted, varying clause 52.12 (Bushfire Protection Exemptions) of the Victorian Planning Provisions,…
Inadvertent disclosure of personal information by a medical practice – A cautionary tale
Medical practices collect and store an array of personal and sensitive information about their patients. As the collection, use, disclosure…