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Two employees have an argument at work. One shoots the other as the latter is about to drive home after work. Who's to blame? The employer ..........

Concurrent wrongdoers must be liable for the same loss and damage for the proportionate liability provisions to apply.

NSW administrative decisions tribunal finds age discrimination complaint substantiated. Robert Talbot ('the claimant') was 75 years of age and worked as a tour guide operator and bus driver for the respondent, conducting tours in the metropolitan region of Sydney and the Blue Mountains. The claimant was also the director of a company trading as Talbot Management Services Pty Limited ('TMS').

The High Court has held in an unanimous judgment by all seven members that rescuers who did not witness a train derailment, but who witnessed the aftermath, were not prevented from pursuing damages for mental harm by the limitations set out in s30(2) of the New South Wales Civil Liability Act.

When defending professional negligence actions against litigation lawyers, fixing the notional trial date is critical.

On 21 April 2010 the High Court handed down its unanimous decision that damages are not available for the ‘loss of chance’ of a better medical outcome where the defendant’s negligence was merely a possible but less than a probable cause of the plaintiff’s damage.

Selected Seeds sought to have the Queensland Court of Appeal’s 2009 decision overturned. That decision allowed QBE’s appeal concerning the interpretation of a broadform liability insurance policy.

This decison may cause insurers to reconsider the appropriateness of obtaining medicolegal reports at an early stage.

In finding in favour of the insurer, the court found that the deceased's failure to disclose drug use was fraudulent.

The applicant had been employed on a casual basis from 21 January 2004 as a bagging machine operator in the respondent’s business, which concerned the growing and harvesting of bananas. In October 2009, the applicant suffered from a work-related double hernia and went onto light duties. He underwent surgery in May 2010. In July 2010 the applicant’s doctor provided a medical certificate stating that he was fit to resume normal duties. Despite this, he was kept on light duties by the responden

A discussion on the increase in sexual harassment complaints arising in the workplace.

The implementation of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) is progressing across all States and Territories.

The claim was argued as a case of occupier's liability, but the court held it to be a case of failure to supervise.

An infrequently encountered provision of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act (MACA) was the subject of analysis and interpretation in this case, in which our Sydney office represented the Nominal Defendant

The Road Safety Remuneration Act will regulate the road transport industry by setting remuneration and safety standards.

A significant number of decisions by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) still concern whether an employee was excluded from making an unfair dismissal application because they were on probation.

The Supreme Court of New South Wales upheld a denial of indemnity by CGU under a directors and officers policy on the grounds of misrepresentation and non disclosure by the insured, thereby avoiding a potential liability of about $21 million.