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The List provides prompt resolution of core issues in insurance cases for underwriters, reinsurers, brokers and insureds.

In April 2018, the Australian Patent Office held the hearing of BGC Partners Inc [2018] APO 27, in which it refused a patent application in the area of financial trading for failing to claim patentable subject matter.

Rituximab is sold by Roche under the brand name "MabThera". Sandoz registered its rituximab biosimilar, "Riximyo", on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods in November 2017 for the same indications as MabThera, including the patented indications.

Weider Global Nutrition, LLC (Applicant) develops nutrition-related goods while Morinaga & Co., Ltd (Proprietor) manufactures mainly confectionaries and health products.

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria (Zoo Property Wealth Builder Pty Ltd v Australia Red Hill Real Estate Group Pty Ltd [2026] VSC 509) has reaffirmed principles of kompetenz-kompetenz...

The appellant, BYM, alleged that in 1999, when she was approximately eight or nine years old, she was sexually assaulted by a groundsman (CD)...

The New South Wales Court of Appeal examined whether a $50,000 award for future economic loss to a minor injured in a café accident met the evidentiary requirements of the Civil Liability Act 2002. The decision clarifies the stringent standards courts must apply when assessing damages for children, particularly regarding assumptions about future earning capacity and the need for concrete evidence rather than mere possibilities.

Damages were claimed at common law and under statute - for severe personal injuries caused by the defendant's negligence.

Despite her success, the NSW court reduced the damages payable to the plaintiff by 50% for contributory negligence.

Freezing orders under the ACL are to preserve assets to meet orders for compensation, not to meet pecuniary penalties.

The New South Wales Occupational Health & Safety Act permits the prosecutor to appeal to a Full Bench of the Industrial Court of New South Wales, against a verdict of acquittal. This is an exception to the normal principles of criminal law.

There are nuances that plaintiffs must bear in mind when pleading their case to avoid losing an entitlement to damages.

You should be helpful, co-operative, communicate with clear instructions and listen carefully to your lawyer's advice.

A delay by the person bringing an application for a stay on the execution of a writ of possession may cause a dismissal.

A jury trial in the DJs case could mean that employers will face a more litigious environment. A lot has already been said about Ms Fraser-Kirk's claim for $37m for punitive damages in her sexual harassment case against David Jones and former CEO Mark McInnes. However, that is not the only interesting aspect of the claim. At the first court appearance legal representatives appearing for Ms Fraser-Kirk, were reported as foreshadowing a request for a jury trial as the matter "raised significant qu

Private organisations may have to observe procedural fairness in regard to rights, interests or legitimate expectations.

The cases are useful when negotiating liquidated damages or any other compensation provisions in commercial agreements.

In the forced adoption case of Lamont, the Supreme Court confirmed that the plaintiff’s consent to the adoption of her child in 1968 was valid and informed, rejecting claims that she was coerced into doing so. The Court further found that the defendants adhered to the societal and legal standards of the time, and were not in breach of their duty of care in the course of the adoption.