Honesty is still the best policy
Costin v Copson & Anor QDC 183 Reid DCJ The plaintiff, a resident of Denmark travelling to Australia, was…...
Category: Damages
Management fees for infant sanctions: Maggs not followed
Case & Anor v Eaton & Anor QSC 239 The decision is of interest because in similar factual circumstances,…...
MVA: As bad as each other – 50/50 split & reduction for BAC 0.058
Smith v Randall & Anor QSC 191 Applegarth J The subject accident occurred in 2013 when Mr Randall, driving…...
MVA: Ex Hells Angel not a pathological liar, but prone to ‘colouring’ explanations
Mashaghati v Anderson & Allianz QDC 245 Morzone QC DCJ Liability was admitted, but credit, causation and damages were…...
WCRA: OPT back injury dismissed on causation
Burford v RSL (Queensland) War Veterans’ Homes Limited QDC 203 The evidence of Doctors Williams and McPhee were…...
Psych injury: Cerebos considered & $300K in Generals
Doulis v State of Victoria VSC 395 NEGLIGENCE – Workplace injury – Psychiatric injury – Duty of care –…...
Mitigation of damages – whether plaintiff’s refusal to undergo surgery was unreasonable
ECS Group (Australia) Pty Ltd v Hobby NSWCA 193 Before Gleeson JA at ; Sackville AJA at ;…...
Burial of Murphy v Overton
Jamieson v Westpac Banking Corporation QSC 32 David Cormack – Brisbane Barrister. ...
Principal’s duty to employees of a contractor
By Robert Sheldon Waco Kwikform Ltd v Perigo and Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer NSWCA 140 Catchwords TORTS – negligence claims…...