Member Articles

Contact: Tony Stumm, Partner; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia) Misrepresentations in the course of concluding real estate contracts continue to be a source of litigation as disgruntled buyers rely on thei ...

Contact: Mark Brookes, Partner and Marijke Bassani, Graduate Lawyer; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia) The recent New South Wales Court of Appeal decision in Bird v Ford [2014] NSWCA 242 involves allegations of ...

Contact: Hassan Elhais; Al Rowaad Advocates & Legal Consultants (United Arab Emirates) Being involved in a road traffic accident can leave you with anything from whiplash and bruising to serious head and spinal injurie ...

Contact: Glenn Biggs, Partner and Katherine Bland, Associate; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia) Maxwell v Highway Hauliers Pty Ltd [2014] HCA 33 It has been more than a decade since the High Court has delivered a j ...

Packer v Tall Ships Sailing Cruises Aus P/L & Anor [2014] QSC 212 Introduction In cases of patron on patron violence, courts have generally held that an occupier of licensed premises will be liable for an assault where ...

Contact: Michael Bath, Special Counsel and Thomas Byrne, Associate; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia) Introduction It is an often repeated doctrine in insurance disputes that the insured bears the burden of proving ...