Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers | Australia | 30 Aug 2023
The County and Supreme Courts in Victoria came together on 24 August 2023 to present to the profession on the Institutional Liability List, including…
MinterEllison | Australia | 28 Aug 2023
Where a proceeding in VCAT involves a matter arising under federal laws, VCAT cannot hear the matter but can refer that proceeding to the Supreme…
Hall & Wilcox | Australia | 19 Jul 2023
The Victorian Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that an employer was not vicariously liable for psychiatric injuries suffered by its employee as a…
Addisons | Australia | 11 Jul 2023
Can you be liable for misleading and deceptive conduct simply by affixing a mandatory product label to your product? The answer is - potentially yes…
Kalus Kenny Intelex | Australia | 19 Jun 2023
When a person dies in Victoria leaving assets, to distribute those assets to beneficiaries, a grant of representation which is issued by the Supreme…
Clyde & Co LLP | Australia | 9 Jun 2023
The Australian Victorian Supreme Court has permitted a claim for damages by a secondary victim of abuse and effectively confirmed the extension of…
Maddocks | Australia | 5 Jun 2023
The Victorian Supreme Court has clarified that building surveyors cannot rely on the construction contract price alone when estimating the cost of…
Moores | Australia | 29 May 2023
The Victorian Court of Appeal has upheld an important ruling, finding that direct discrimination can occur through an employer’s unconscious act of…
KHQ Lawyers | Australia | 11 Apr 2023
While VCAT, parties and practitioners await a signal of what legislative changes will be proposed to resolve or ameliorate the effects of the…
Ashurst | Australia | 30 Mar 2023
Recent authority suggests that limitation periods do not apply to water flow claims under s 157(1) of the Water Act 1989 (Vic)...