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Recent decisions reinforce important principles in assessing evidence & vicarious liability in relation to allegations of historic sexual abuse.

Article discusses case that considered the reasonable administrative action defence.

Potential litigants sometimes lack sufficient documentation to make an informed decision whether to commence litigation against another party.

The central question in a spillage claim is whether there is sufficient evidence to allow a tribunal of fact to conclude on the balance of probabilities that the defendants failure to follow a reasonable system of cleaning caused the plaintiff's damage.

To avoid being drawn into costly proceedings and then being unable to recover costs, a defendant may apply for a Security for Costs order.

In Re Australia's Residential Builder Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2019] VSC 389, the Supreme Court of Victoria awarded costs against a liquidator personally in relation to an unsuccessful appeal.

This case provides a warning to insurers and their legal advisers about lodging appeals without reasonable prospects of success.

A recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal in JTE Enterprises Pty Ltd as Mount Gibraltar Preschool v Brown [2026] NSWCA 210 provides useful guidance on an important question in workers compensation claims.

The offer did not "represent a realistic attempt to sensibly negotiate and resolve a hard contested and complex case".

Commercial and legal correspondence is often headed Without Prejudice in an effort to confer privilege from production on the correspondence.

The doctrine is not enforceable as a "sword" in its own right to prevent other parties from using privileged documents obtained without consent.

The New South Wales Supreme Court has issued its first decision concerning the statutory duty of care in section 37 of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) (DBPA)...

The COVID-19 Emergency Response (Further Measures) Amendment Act 2020 (Further Measures Act) and COVID-19 Emergency Response (Commercial Leases No 2) Regulations 2020 (New Regulations) amend the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 ...

The Full Federal Court's recent decision in Commissioner of Taxation v S.N.A Group Pty Ltd [2026] FCAFC 10...

Key relevant legislation, compensation framework, and what to do if injured on an aircraft in Australia or overseas.

Australian courts may give consideration to the decision, but an international treaty does not automatically have force.

The worker was awarded substantial damages from a work incident when he was startled by an alarm of a faulty gas monitor.