Lessons from a NRL spectator’s slip and fall

Leave to appeal was granted in a recent case involving a compensation claim arising from a fall as the primary judgment had significant consequences for…

Federal diversity jurisdiction: Administrative or judicial power?

Recent judicial and Personal Injury Commission decisions examines Federal diversity jurisdiction and whether the Commission exercises judicial or administrative power when determining disputes.

Updates to the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017

From 1 April 2023, changes to definition of minor injury, statutory benefits scheme and damages claims came into effect under the Motor Accident Injuries Amendment…

High Court soothes holiday disappointment in Moore v Scenic Tours

The keenly anticipated High Court decision in Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd clarifies that mere injured feelings are not personal injury.  

Can the High Court heal the wounds of a bad holiday?

The case that’s set to provide much needed clarity on the scope of ‘injury’, ‘personal injury damages’ and ‘non-economic loss’ in the Civil Liability Act….

High Court: November 2019

Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.

The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: August 2018

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.

Rights of injured workers expanded: knee replacements no longer subject to time limits

The Workers Compensation Commission ruled a knee replacement is an ‘artificial aid’ for the purposes of the exceptions within s 59A of the Workers Compensation…

The latest from the High Court: October 2017

Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.

The latest developments in Law Society advocacy & law reform: July 2017

The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.