HCA: vicarious liability for criminal sexual assaults
Prince Alfred College Incorporated v ADC HCA 37 Judgment summary French CJ, Kiefel, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle and Gordon…...
Category: Personal Injuries – Criminal
Appeal: school vicariously liable for criminal sexual assaults by a teacher on a student
A, DC v Prince Alfred College Inc SASCFC 161 Headnote: Appeal against a dismissal of a claim for damages…...
Boat cruise punch up – appeal dismissed
Packer v Tall Ship Sailing Cruises Australia Pty Ltd QCA 108 Further to the earlier posting the plaintiff’s appeal…...
Criminal Comp: delay and recording a “no conviction”
Sirriss v Bowman QCA 108 The victim’s claim for criminal compensation was brought pursuant to s 663B of the…...
CLA – s.45 & 6(2) of the Criminal Code – intentional torts and defences
Corliss v Gibbings-Johns QCA 233 Further to my earlier posting the appellant raised liability defences on appeal that were…...
Case Law & Legislation Update by Steve Herd
A very helpful summary of the Civil Liability and Other Amendment Act 2003 (Qld) and table of indexed General Damages pre/post 1 July 2010, together…...
Sexual assaults & assessment of damages
K v G QSC 13 The plaintiff’s claim for personal injury by her guardian was in respect of sexual…...