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In Masters v Mitchell Shire Council (No 2) [2026] VSC 598, the plaintiff sought damages in the Supreme Court of Victoria for injuries sustained when his motorcycle crashed on a curve along Reedy Creek Road in Tyaak on 25 December 2022.

The Supreme Court of NSW has a wide discretion to stay the execution of a writ of possession.

On 31 January 2003, a passenger train operated by State Rail came off the tracks at high speed near Waterfall Station south of Sydney. Serving members of the NSW Police Force and the appellants in the High Court, Sheehan and Wicks, were among the first to arrive at the scene. All involved in the litigation classed the respondents as "rescuers", and they were confronted with gruesome scenes of death and injury at the site of the derailment. As a result, they claimed to have suffered a recognisabl

Given the UK criticism, the next High Court penalties case is likely to elicit a clear position and significant guidance.

Forensic accountants Dawna Wright and Rhys Horwill explore a recent engagement with a client in the health care industry.

When trying to interpret the law, one has to look further at the context of the legislation and what it aims to do.

Liquidated damages are used in the construction industry to give compensation for late completion of building work.

Landlord recovers fully from managing agent for claim by injured tenant for failing to identify obviously defective stairs.

The Appellant had not discharged the onus of proof that there was an error in the Valuer-General's original assessment.

Liquidated damages clauses, which allow parties to predetermine the amount of damages payable in the event of a breach, are a common feature of standard form construction contracts. Australian Standard (AS) construction contracts, for example, allow for liquidated damages for delays in reaching practical completion.

A decision handed down by the High Court of Australia on 27 February 2007 will have wide implications nationally for the extent of Local Government's liability.

An "apportionable claim" for the purposes of Division 2A is a claim based on a contravention of section 1041H only..

The proportionate liability regime in the Corporations Act was limited to the claim of misleading or deceptive conduct.

The Supreme Court of Victoria's recent decision in Pacific Dairies Limited v Orican Pty Ltd[1] illustrates judicial unwillingness to interfere in shareholder disputes

This appeal comes as the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission begins an inquiry into public sector data misuse.

In the last week, there have been three reported matters which demonstrate the material consequences that Australian companies and individuals may face as a result of involvement in corrupt conduct.

In an illustration of an extreme example of recklessness and negligence in relation to the health and safety of workers, four workers died after being hit by a runaway trailer on a railway in Cumbria, United Kingdom in February 2004.