Mt Owen v Parkes

In this episode we consider the case of Mt Owen v Parkes [2023] NSWCA 77, a case where the NSW Court of Appeal upheld a first instance decision which held a host employer was vicariously liable for the tortious conduct of a host employee, the Court satisfied there had been on the evidence at trial …

Noureddine v Adlard

In this episode we consider the case of Noureddine v Adlard [2022] VSC 719, a judicial review application of a Medical Panel determination decided by Walker JA sitting at first instance in the Victorian Supreme Court which involved a question as to whether, when a Medical Panel requested to provide…

Kozarov v State of Victoria

In this episode we consider the recent High Court of Australia case of Kozarov v State of Victoria [2022] HCA 12, which considered the circumstances in which employers will owe a duty to take reasonable care against the risk of psychological injury to its employees in employment, in the context of …

Faucett v St George Bank

In this episode we consider the decision of the NSW Court of Appeal in Faucett v St George Bank [2003] NSWCA 43 - a case in which the Court overturned a first instance verdict in the Defendant bank's favour, finding liability to its employee bank teller for psychological injuries sustained in the c…

Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation v WCB

In this episode, we consider the decision of the Victorian Court of Appeal in Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation for the Diocese of Sale v WCB [2020] VSCA 328, a case which considered the proper approach and principles to apply in exercising discretion under recently-introduced legislative provision…

Bondi Beach Foods v Chadwick

In this episode we consider the recent case of the NSW Court of Appeal in Bondi Beach Foods v Chadwick [2023] NSWCA 265, which considered the liability of the owner/operator of a licensed venue and a security contractor for injuries sustained to a patron caused by an altercation by another intoxica…

Connelly v TAC

In this episode we consider the case decided last week by the Victorian Court of Appeal in Connelly v TAC [2024] VSCA 20, an important case where the Court overturned the longstanding authority from 1997 of Mobilio v Balliotis which held that the standard of appellate review of "serious injury" det…

Biggs v O'Connor

In this episode we consider the case of Biggs v O'Connor [2021] VSC 826, a case decided by Justice Keogh of the Victorian Supreme Court, which considered the liability of a motorcycle rider for damages for negligently inflicted psychiatric injury to a secondary victim, here the spouse of the deceas…

Diocese of Canberra v Hadba

In this episode we consider the case of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Canberra v Hadba [2005] HCA 31, a leading High Court of Australia case which considered the standard of care expected of teachers and schools towards students in its care, its liability for students…

VWA v Putrus

In this episode we consider the case of VWA v Putrus [2023] VSCA 28, a recent Victorian Court of Appeal case concerning judicial review applications of medical panel opinions rendered under the Workplace Injury Rehablitation and Compensation Act 2013 (Vic), and the requirement for panels to give ge…