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Earlier this week the NSW Court of Appeal in Resource Pacific Pty Ltd v Wilkinson [2103] NSWCA 33 considered the question of the adequacy of judicial reasons for judgment. The following is [...]

Yesterday the Victorian Court of Appeal handed down a decision on the qualification of psychiatrists to give expert evidence as to the common behaviour of child victims of sexual abuse within families [...]

A $110,000 infringement notice payment might represent only a fraction of the real cost to Tiger Airways of addressing its recent Spam Act breaches. In December 2011,  the Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) commenced [...]

Termination of  Weekly Compensation – The 60 Day Dilemma!                                      by Sandra Taglieri Frequently, lawyers [...]

SETTING ASIDE DEEDS OF COMPANY ARRANGEMENTS UNDER CORPORATIONS ACT S.447A by Peter Tree SC A. OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY 1. The Corporations Act provides for specific instances in which a deed of company [...]

General Principles Appeals on Damages – Part 6 by Craig Hobbs POTTS V FROST – FULL COURT – CONTINGENCIES   It is trite to say that when assessing future components of a [...]

OMG! Dad’s on Facebook!! There is often a temptation to over-analyze dismissal decisions handed down by Fair Work Australia.  That is not to underestimate their significance. But they are often so highly [...]

“A failure to identify [confidential information] with sufficient specificity may make it difficult, if not impossible, for the court to conclude that the defendant has misused, or threatens to misuse, that information.” [...]

Seventy percent  of what we do is common sense. Twenty percent of it is uncommon sense; and ten percent is nonsense!  The trick is to rely on the 70% and the 20% [...]

But he isn’t wearing anything at all,” said a little child. “Dear God, listen to the voice of innocence,” his father said, and each person whispered to the other what the child [...]