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Crystal balls, buffers and intuition - assessing future losses in personal injury cases involving children

Recent decision in the NSW Court of Appeal demonstrates the Court's approach to assessment of damages for future economic loss for loss of earning capacity in the case of young children.

Takeovers: 8 trends and takeaways

Vicarious liability not extended in shared staff accommodation incident

Northern Territory strengthens child sexual abuse laws

In late July, the Northern Territory parliament passed amendments to the Criminal Code Act 1983 (NT) replacing the term "sexual relationship" with "repeated sexual abuse" in the context of children.

Contract, communication and career - the three Cs that beat 'the ordinary and customary turnover of labour' exception to redundancy payments

In the current economic climate, many employers are having to consider redundancies as a part of repositioning their organisation for the future.

Permanent stay of proceedings granted in a historical abuse claim

The Supreme Court of Queensland has ordered a permanent stay of proceedings in a historical abuse claim in ADA v State of Queensland [2023] QSC 159.