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Pride in Law expands into WA with HBA Legal
HBA Legal supports Pride in Law. Explanation of Pride in Law.
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Support us to support Movember
Article contains a link to information about Movember & another link to a site where you can donate to the HBA Movember team.HBA Legal - Article
Blockchain or Buzzchain? Some early considerations of blockchain technology use in legal services
Blockchain technology comes with both risks and rewards for industries which handle sensitive personal information.HBA Legal - Article
Visiting legal innovation thought leader supports design thinking for legal services
HBA seminars introduce benefits of design thinking for legal services and unpack the main drivers of industry change.HBA Legal - Article
Child dies after home birth: the importance of educating parents on the risks of non-hospital births
The case highlights the need for a mechanism to monitor pregnancies that occur outside the hospital system.HBA Legal - Article
Amendments to WA Supreme Court Mediation Practices (March 2016)
Following a review of its mediation practices, the Court has revised Part 4.2 of the Consolidated Practice Directions.HBA Legal - Article
Another win for a haulage contractor in claim by employee of subcontractor
We discuss Lee v Wickham Freight Lines Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 209.HBA Legal - Article
NewLaw Guru: Partners need to get real
Law firms are failing to address both the needs of their clients as well as the needs of their own millennial talent.HBA Legal - Article
Time for change? A look at Queensland's abortion laws
Queensland has the most restrictive laws relating to abortion, which is still a crime under the State's criminal code.HBA Legal - Article
No diagnosis? No worries: Tribunal accepts claim for workers compensation for symptoms
The employee's symptoms began after he started working at ANO and the longer he worked, the more sustained the pain was.HBA Legal - Article
Verdict for Boral in claim by employee of haulage contractor – Court of Appeal rejects argument that a principal owes a duty to provide a safe system of work to an employee of a subcontractor
We discuss Gulic v Boral Transport Ltd [2016] NSWCA 269.HBA Legal - Article
Doctor found liable for professional misconduct in accessing estranged wife's medical records
He breached the Code of Conduct by failing to maintain professional boundaries and protect his wife's right to privacy.HBA Legal - Article
Practice Direction for the Procedure of Taxation of Costs
This Practice Direction applies to any application for the taxation of costs that is lodged on or after 20 April 2015.HBA Legal - Article
COVID-19: Responding to legal & commercial risks of cleaning and inspection operations
Some managers of commercial premises request that cleaning and inspection operations be reduced in scope or intensity.HBA Legal - Article
Comcare was not excluded from paying workers compensation - change of position: Federal Court sets aside Tribunal decision
The decision to deny liability to pay compensation because of "reasonable administrative action" exclusions was set aside.HBA Legal - Article
Trainees attempted murder not mishandled; Optus wins appeal against $3.9 million award
This is the latest in a long line of unsuccessful damages claims for injuries caused by the criminal conduct of others.HBA Legal - Article
Consent to use sperm after death
This NSW decision is a perfect example of how hospitals face many obstacles in obtaining consent from patients.HBA Legal - Article
Personal injury: claimant's excuse for delay "stretches credulity" – defendant succeeds in limitation defence
We discuss Morgan v JBS Australia PTY Limited [2016] QDC 226.HBA Legal - Article
Tribunal's broad discretion on costs
The case reinforces the Tribunal's broad and unfettered discretion to make any costs orders that it deems appropriate.HBA Legal - Article
"Arrogant and argumentative but not a pathological liar" – bikie awarded $164K in CTP claim
Even if there are strong reasons to impugn a Plaintiff's credibility, it is open to the judge to accept his evidence.HBA Legal
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