DJW v State of Queensland [2023] QSC 138 At a glance On 19 October 2023, the Supreme Court of Queensland handed down its decision to permanently stay the proceedings in an historic abuse claim. The claim involved a psychiatric injury that was alleged to have developed due to the sexual and physical abuse of an […]
GLJ v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore The High Court of Australia has today granted special leave for the appellant to appeal the decision in The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore v GLJ [2022] NSWCA 78, in which the NSW Court of Appeal […]
Chol v Sydney Trains [2022] NSWSC 1266 The NSW Supreme Court has found for a plaintiff who suffered major injuries after falling between a platform and a train at a Sydney train station. In this matter, the Court accepted that Sydney Trains had a reasonable system of keeping passengers safe. However, it ultimately found Sydney […]
The Full Federal Court has unanimously overturned the landmark Sharma decision, which found the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment owed a duty of care to Australian children to avoid risk of personal injury when considering whether to approve a coalmine expansion. While this appeal concerned one Minister’s specific exercise of power under Commonwealth legislation – […]
W+K’s Cyber, Privacy and Data Security team has further bolstered its market-leading reputation with the promotion of Wellington-based Joseph Fitzgerald to partner. Joseph, who has worked in both New Zealand and the UK, advises large sporting, health, education and infrastructure bodies, as well as SME and non-profit entities on cyber and data security risks. He […]
2021 presented the general insurance industry with many uncertainties. Our 2020 GL Trends Report provided foresight into several trends that have impacted, and continue to impact, the general liability market in Australia and New Zealand, including historical abuse claims across different sectors, concussion and its impact on sport, as well as COVID-19 risks as it […]
From 26 October 2021, the COVID-19 Public Health (Vaccination) Order was extended to include workers in the health and disability and education sectors. The lack of time between the announcement, its publication and the requirement to have at least a first dose of vaccination – as well as confusion over who is affected and who […]
Mattock v State of New South Wales (New South Wales Department of Education) (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1045 On 19 August 2021, the NSW Supreme Court dismissed a personal injury claim against a school, which followed the plaintiff’s ‘head knock’ collision with another student during a PE class. The decision was significant for insurers as it […]
In BB v Helena College [2021] WADC 42, the Western Australia District Court found that three different policies of insurance, held by an insured school, responded to historic acts of intentional sexual abuse by a school teacher. In this article, W+K’s Sean O’Connor and Patrick Thompson provide an in-depth analysis of the coverage issues addressed […]
