28 July 3487 Views Road & footpath injuries High roller denied procedural fairness: “serious reservations” on judge’s directions A guest injured in the driveway of The Star Gold Coast after loading luggage onto a trolley has convinced an appeal court that a trial judge's dismiss Continue reading
13 September 3581 Views Cruise ship injury Oz courts to aid overseas Ruby Princess pax: class action waiver clause “unfair” The Ruby Princess departed Sydney on 8 March 2020 for New Zealand and returned on 19 March becoming the catalyst for the worst COVID-19 outbr Continue reading
29 July 4305 Views aircraft accident Remote airport tarmac fall spotlights airline disembarkation accident liabilities A serious accident during passenger disembarkation at a remote Australian airport, demonstrates the relative safety responsibilities of airlines, grou Continue reading
27 June 5933 Views Cruise ship injury White Island cruise ship passengers win big: Royal Caribbean refused anti-suit injunction The tragic loss of life from the December 2019 volcanic eruption at White Island in New Zealand has made its way to the courts in a ruling that allows Continue reading
20 October 5063 Views Holiday & Travel Law Former league star scores in local lawsuit over negligent surgery in France A negligence claim in NSW’s Supreme Court relating to an adverse outcome from surgery conducted in Toulouse and adjudicated under French law, has yi Continue reading
26 March 4756 Views Personal Injury In planes and on boats, bad acts by states lay siege to benevolent federal laws What law must be applied in the adjudication of a claim arising out of an overseas accident that is litigated in Australia? That question frequently Continue reading
17 March 12547 Views Personal Injury Irish brogue scores change to amazing rotten luck A visiting overseas plumber serving out visa-mandated farm duties at a Mungindi cotton gin has been awarded $567,000 injury compensation damages after Continue reading
26 July 17380 Views Personal Injury Call girls faultless in city hotel room needle stick injury A South Australian tourist has failed to cast “an aura of prostitution and drug use” over a Spring Hill apartment complex where her hand was impal Continue reading
31 July 15687 Views Law practice River boat accident yields small compensation pickings for boardroom mogul Corporate high-flyers are rare protagonists in injury compensation brawls. So when Neil Balnaves sued after a 2002 head-on boat smash on a narrow bend Continue reading
28 May 12489 Views Personal Injury New cruise ship injury laws on horizon: "Grandeur" set ablaze As leisure cruising becomes a major segment of the Australian travel market with 53 cruise ships having a daily passenger capacity of 54,000 souls ply Continue reading
15 June 18291 Views Opinonian Cruise passenger bill of rights: just PR? The Cruise Lines International Association has announced the adoption by the industry of a passenger bill of rights that guarantees the "safety, comfo Continue reading
27 June 14657 Views Personal Injury State files appeal in Fraser Island tetraplegia claim A spinal injury compensation victory for an Irish tourist arising from an excursion to an inland Fraser Island lake in September 2007 is a subject of Continue reading
15 March 10532 Views Litigation & Law Practice MH370 families in legal limbo over bank funds & insurance payouts, Qld courts have role The mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines' Boeing 777 presents unique legal issues for families mourning the MH370 miss Continue reading
16 January 6877 Views Personal Injury Accident at sea: Carnival slammed on cruise injury lawsuit Shipping giant Carnival Cruises has lost a court bid to prevent substantial damages being awarded to a cruise passenger for injuries as a result of pa Continue reading
23 January 5118 Views Litigation & Law Practice Island yacht charter lawsuit follows catamaran stairs fall The failure to adequately brief an 80-yr-old charter yacht passenger before she boarded a vessel in Hamilton Island harbour is alleged to have caused Continue reading
26 May 4299 Views Personal Injury Doctor in local lawsuit for Bangkok culinary calamity The logistical and linguistic hurdles of having to bring holiday injury claims in a foreign jurisdiction can often outweigh their benefit.Send Message
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