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Job related stress is by no means a new phenomenon; however, increasing awareness around mental health means that there is a greater level of responsibility

On 21 February 2017, in Victorian Legal Services commissioner v Logan (Legal Practice),1 the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal delivered a decision regarding obligations that solicitors have

On Wednesday 5 April 2017, the Court of Appeal in New South Wales handed down its judgment that overturned Stealth Enterprises t/as The Gentleman’s Club v

The Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of the Australia Capital Territory in Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Smeaton [2016] ACTCA 59, dismissed an appeal by

In Karadaghian v Big Beat (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1691 (Karadaghian case), an application was made by the first defendant for Rothman J to disqualify

In CGU Insurance Limited v Blakeley [2016] HCA 2 previously summarised by William Roberts 2016 the High Court of Australia found that a potential plaintiff can pursue a claim against an

Motor vehicle drivers when approaching an intersection must, generally, take reasonable care to control their vehicle so as to avoid a collision. The general principle

Insolvency proceedings can often be a very chaotic and drawn out process. Amidst the flurry of activity undertaken by creditors, liquidators and directors, a question

A plaintiff is able to apply for default judgment when a defendant fails to file an appearance (where applicable) or a defence within the time

The first judgment published by the Federal Court of Australia in 20161 dealt with the operation of section 54 of the Insurance Contracts Act and whether an insurer

The Supreme Court of Queensland recently delivered judgment in a case scrutinising an insurer’s involvement in proceedings and whether it amounted to an abuse of

The use of information obtained or produced under the compulsory processes of the Court cannot be used for a “collateral or ulterior purpose” unrelated to

As lawyers, we are often left to assess the credibility of a Plaintiff based upon the paper trail they leave in their wake – pasting

The costs of proceedings in the Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal are regulated by sections 48 and 49 of the ACT Civil and Administrative

The recent introduction of the Limitation of Actions (Institutional Child Sexual Abuse) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill into the Queensland parliament will make promising inroads for Queensland litigants