Maria Oliveira by her tutor Ivo De Oliveira v John Antonio Oliveira [2023] NSWSC 1130

In this case, there was a dispute over the distribution of assets from the estate of the late, Luis Oliveira. The case was brought on …

In this case study, the issue before the Personal Injury Commission (the Commission) was whether the deceased worker, Mr Canute, was “in loco parentis” at the time of his death. That is, whether he was acting in the …

Trigger warning: This blog contains explicit references to subject matter and material that may be traumatising or upsetting for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse and their families. Reader discretion is advised.

This case was heard in the Supreme …

Ballina Shire Council v Moore [2023] NSWCA 155

This case was heard in the NSW Court of Appeal on 22 June 2023 (before Ward P, Mitchelmore JA, and Bastan AJA).

The Facts

The case related to an incident in 2016 …

Chen by her tutor Huang v Kmart Australia Ltd [2023] NSWCA 96

This case was heard in the NSW Court of Appeal on 14 April 2023 before White JA, Griffiths AJA, and Weinstein JA. 

Facts

The matter concerned Miss Cecilia …

Tartaro v State of New South Wales (NSW Police Force) [2022] NSWPIC 556

In this case, the onus was on the worker to prove that it was more likely than not that he had suffered a work-related injury, and …

Part of our job is to act for and advise NSW inmates in relation to medical negligence claims against the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (‘Justice Health’).  Justice Health (a NSW government department) is responsible for providing …

In the recent decision of Hill v Zuada [2022] HCA 21 the High Court of Australia considered the requirement for a binding death benefit nomination in relation to a self-managed superannuation fund (‘SMSF’).

The case involved a SMSF …

Can I force someone to take care of my pets after I die?

In a recent decision by the New South Wales Supreme Court decision of Hibbett v Ziade [2022] NSWSC 904 the Court interpreted a will that appeared on …