Family law Two de facto wives entitled to funds Farrah & Cisek [2024] FedCFamC1A 38 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Case notes Patient attacks night nurse Chopra v NSW Health Service – South Western Sydney Local Health District [2024] NSWDC 76 Andrew Evans
Compensation law Battery in car dealership scuffle Patchett v Nichols and Nichols [2024] QDC 45 John Connellan
Case notes Acting for both parties fraught Di Giovanni v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2024] NSWCATOD 66 Grace van Baarle
In practice Strict liability for airline accidents The rights of passengers or crew members injured aboard an aircraft travelling internationally are governed by two international conventions, depending on the route and/or the terms of the ticket (contract) purchased. John Connellan
In practice Legal professional privilege tips Significant challenges can arise around understanding and claiming LPP in the in-house context. Cady Simpson
Case notes Construction – procedural fairness AB (a pseudonym) v Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission [2024] HCA 10 Dr Michelle Sharpe
Case notes Insurance contracts and ‘unfair’ terms Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Auto & General Insurance Company Limited [2024] FCA 272 Shanta Martin
Case notes Struck off for persistent dishonesty Legal Services and Complaints Committee v Lawson [2024] WASC 158 Sarah Millar
Compensation law Mower battery contributes to injury Paetzold v At Beach Court Holiday Villas Pty Ltd [2024] QDC 35 Hugh Powell
Case notes Clarity on application of GST Act Commissioner of Taxation v Hannover Life Re of Australasia Ltd [2024] FCAFC 23 Nicholas Collier
In practice Don’t mess with the judge? While litigants and clients can be frustrating, it is important to maintain a professional detachment and avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Shane Budden
Case notes Action taken against leading florist Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Bloomex Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 243 Shanta Martin
In practice Practising interstate? Consider notice For Incorporated Legal Practices, however, notice must be given, and a failure to do so can have significant consequence. Shane Budden
Case notes Attend to correspondence promptly Legal Services and Complaints Committee v Broadley [2023] VR 64 Sarah Millar
In practice Preparing translated evidence for court In Rogic v Samaan [2018] NSWSC 1464, a bilingual solicitor interpreted the affidavit evidence of one of his witnesses from Serbian into English. Carl Gene Fordham
Case notes ASIC’s first win against ‘greenwashing’ Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd [2024] FCA 308 Shanta Martin
Case notes Pedestrian struck on rural road Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Eden [2024] QCA 49 Libby Thomas
