Surprising Decisions About Legal Liability in Car Accidents

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

If you are responsible for a motor vehicle accident, just how far does your legal liability extend?  A court decision could upend the assumption that in an accident, the car behind is always at fault. And a controversial case involving drug use in a parked car may be heading to

Surprising Decisions About Legal Liability in Car Accidents

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

If you are responsible for a motor vehicle accident, just how far does your legal liability extend?  A court decision could upend the assumption that in an accident, the car behind is always at fault. And a controversial case involving drug use in a parked car may be heading to

Are there any recent cases about a mortgagee's duty under section 420A of the Corporations Act when exercising their power of sale during the pandemic?

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noreply@blogger.com (William Stark)

Readers will recall that I posted about a Queensland decision that dealt with a mortgagee exercising its power of sale during the pandemic (see here: https://melbournepropertylaw.blogspot.com/2021/06/are-there-any-recent-cases-about.html). 

Yesterday, I posted about the Supreme Court of Victoria dealing with a similar scenario (see: https://melbournepropertylaw.blogspot.com/2023/01/are-there-any-recent-victorian-cases.html). 

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Judicial review to examine 'Croatian six' convictions

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The New South Wales Supreme Court has ordered a judicial review in the convictions of the so-called ‘Croatian Six’. Justice Robertson Wright said there are doubts and questions about the evidence used to convict the men in 1981. This episode first aired in September 2022.

Judicial review to examine 'Croatian six' convictions

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The New South Wales Supreme Court has ordered a judicial review in the convictions of the so-called ‘Croatian Six’. Justice Robertson Wright said there are doubts and questions about the evidence used to convict the men in 1981. This episode first aired in September 2022.

Are there any recent Victorian cases about a mortgagee's duty of good faith in selling in a pandemic?

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Further to my post (see: https://melbournepropertylaw.blogspot.com/2021/06/are-there-any-recent-cases-about.html) about a decision of the Supreme Court of Queensland about a mortgagee’s duty of good faith in selling in a pandemic, the Supreme Court of Victoria has now had to deal with the same issue. 

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Can an Owners Corporation pass a rule that prevents a particular use of a lot in Victoria?

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It is relatively common for Owners Corporations to seek to restrict the use to which a lot in a building subject to a subdivision can be put. 
 
Both the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal have found that an owners corporation rule seeking to prohibit a

Can machines invent and animals create?

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Should patents be granted to Artificial Intelligence algorithms? Should machines have copyright over the art works they generate? What about animals? This episode first aired in June 2022.

Can machines invent and animals create?

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Should patents be granted to Artificial Intelligence algorithms? Should machines have copyright over the art works they generate? What about animals? This episode first aired in June 2022.