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Discretionary timing of bank’s ‘target hardening’ technology deemed sound in Court of Appeal decision

Banks and other institutions invest significant amounts of time and capital in building systems, processes and procedures to plan for untoward criminal activity to ensure their staff, customers and the public are safe. Wotton Kearney has recently represented Westpac in a matter in the ACT Court of Appeal Roberts v Westpac Corporation [2016] ACTA 68. […]

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By : Mar 28, 2017 Comments Off on Discretionary timing of bank’s ‘target hardening’ technology deemed sound in Court of Appeal decision
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When there’s nothing wrong in having another crack

Andrew Seiter and Noa Zur discuss the implications of a recent decision by the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal in Mitchell v Latrobe Regional Hospital [2016] VSCA 342. On 21 December 2016, the Court said the amendments to the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic) which have retrospectively lowered the thresholds for spinal and psychiatric injuries to […]

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By : Dec 23, 2016 Comments Off on When there’s nothing wrong in having another crack
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Are we right? The Wrongs Amendment Act now passed in Victoria

The Wrongs Amendment Act 2015 has now passed through the Victorian Parliament and received Royal Assent. The retrospective amendments to the Wrongs Act 1958 remove some restrictions on entitlements to compensation for personal injuries and may substantially increase the entitlements of certain claimants in Victoria. Andrew Seiter (Partner) and Noa Zur (Senior Associate) have updated […]

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By : Nov 24, 2015 Comments Off on Are we right? The Wrongs Amendment Act now passed in Victoria

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