Death benefit dilemmas: trustee discretion and AFCA’s approach to law and fact
Recent cases demonstrating how AFCA re‑weighs evidence, wishes and dependency with less formal fact-finding processes.
By Darryl Browne - 1 min read
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When is facial recognition technology lawful? Insights from the narrow line drawn in Bunnings
How the ‘permitted general situation’ exception was applied using the framework of suitability, alternatives and proportionality.
By Sarah Sacher - 2 min read
17 minutes of regret: a rare example of a successful misfeasance in public office claim
How a knowing failure to read mandatory material was enough to satisfy the demanding mental element of the notoriously difficult-to-prove tort.
By Ellen Rock - 2 min read