Specialty Group: Insurance Law

Breaches of work health and safety legislation can have serious, and in some cases tragic, consequences. The seriousness of the offences can result in criminal sanctions for the offender. Where breaches of the legislat ...

In State of Queensland v Masson [2020] HCA 28 the High Court made a number of important findings on the standard of care owed by paramedics in emergency situations. In doing so, the High Court overturned a decision of ...

In HAP2 Pty Ltd v Bankier [2020] QCA 152 the Queensland Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by a financial adviser against findings of negligence in the provision of financial advice to a client. In June 2019 Carter N ...

As of 1 July 2020, the Workplace Safety Legislation Amendment (Workplace Manslaughter and Other Matters) Act 2019 (Vic) introduced the new offence of workplace manslaughter in Victoria as an additional avenue to sancti ...