Case Collective
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ED release following discharge and in absence of ‘high level of suspicion’ causes death
22 January 2020 | Health LawThe Supreme Court of Victoria has recently considered the scope of reasonable emergency medical practice, following the death of a patient released from an Emergency Department the previous day, without diagnosis. Although ultimately finding the defendant...
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ED release following discharge and in absence of ‘high level of suspicion’ causes death
22 January 2020 | Insurance IssuesThe Supreme Court of Victoria has recently considered the scope of reasonable emergency medical practice, following the death of a patient released from an Emergency Department the previous day, without diagnosis. Although ultimately finding the defendant...
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Police Officer attending accident scene entitled to recover damages
20 January 2020 | Employer's LiabilityA police officer recovered damages for psychiatric injury arising out of his attendance at the scene of an accident against the CTP insurer of the vehicle driven negligently by the deceased. In Issue Whether the negligent deceased driver owed his...
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Conveyancer’s liability in transactions involving fraud – primary responsibility rests with the fraudster (where it belongs)
20 January 2020 | Lawyers' NegligenceA sister defrauded her two brothers of their interest in the family home that was bequeathed to all three in equal shares upon the parents’ deaths. An innocent yet negligent conveyancer was drawn into the fray as she did not take sufficient steps to...
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You’ve got mail: Author of email regarding strata committee chair succeeds in defamation appeal
16 December 2019 | DefamationThe New South Wales Court of Appeal recently allowed an appeal in a defamation proceeding concerning a tenant’s email regarding a strata committee chair, concluding the defence of common law qualified privilege defeated the claim. In Issue the...
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