Progress on law PhD

Well friends it seems it was all over before it began. Don’t believe all the hype on the Postcard. Then the following encouraging and supporting email hit the Inbox. A phone call would have been nice !

05, 01, 2021
Comments Off on Consumer/barrister relationship clarified by ACCC and NSW Bar Association

By Dr Will Higgs PhD, Barrister

common law

Consumer/barrister relationship clarified by ACCC and NSW Bar Association

7 August 2003 Consumers in New South Wales have the option of seeking to directly brief barristers when seeking legal representation, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the NSW Bar Association have agreed. “Such direct access may make a barrister’s service more affordable for more consumers”, ACCC Chairman, Mr Graeme Samuel said today. “Contrary […]

12, 21, 2018
Comments Off on Novel duty of care

By whiggs

Appeals, common law, duty of care, featured, Negligence, Other, Personal Injury

Novel duty of care

Ibrahimi v Commonwealth of Australia

12, 06, 2017
Comments Off on Time to tart-up one’s Pleadings?

By whiggs

Civil Liability Act, common law, Personal Injury, Pleading

Time to tart-up one’s Pleadings?

Is this the new normal when pleading claims under the MACA/Civil Liability Act? From Fairall v Hobbs [2017] NSWCA 82; 347 ALR 151 A fundamental problem in the way the respondent (the plaintiff below) and the primary judge approached the issue of the existence and scope of the duty of care in this case is that […]