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In CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman [2023] HCA 21, the High Court unanimously held that the employer was not vicariously liable for its employee’s drunken behaviour as it was not within the ‘course or…
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In Pearce v The Queen (1998) CLR 610, the defendant was indicted on two charges from a single incident. The High Court held there was no double prosecution, as each offence required proof of a…
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In Wilson v Ferguson [2015] WASC 15, the Supreme Court of Western Australia held that the defendant breached his obligation of confidence by posting sexually explicit images of the plaintiff on Facebook. The plaintiff was…
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In Kaporonovski v The Queen (1973) 133 CLR 209, the High Court upheld the Queensland Criminal Court of Appeal’s decision that the provocation defence under s 269 did not apply to s 320 (grievous bodily…
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In this negligence case Wallace v Kam (2013) 250 CLR 375, the High Court unanimously dismissed the appeal holding that Dr Kam was not liable for Wallace’s neurapraxia, as Wallace would have proceeded with surgery…
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In Louth v Diprose (1992) 175 CLR 621, the High Court upheld the trial judge’s decision that Louth’s actions constituted unconscionable conduct. Louth manipulated Diprose’s ’emotional dependency’ on her, to acquire property benefiting herself.
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In Hegarty v Queensland Ambulance Service [2007] QCA 366, a paramedic developed psychiatric injuries after exposure to numerous traumatic events at work. The Court of Appeal allowed the State’s appeal, dismissing the employee’s actions, concluding…
