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.
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Back on track: High Court clarifies test for private nuisance in light rail case
When does ordinary construction become unlawful interference? The High Court’s return to Bamford offers a sharper rule for practitioners confronting nuisance claims.
Australia’s new privacy tort boosting work for law firms
Law firms are seeing demand, and some panic, from businesses seeking guidance on Australia’s new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy.