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Hicksons Lawyers - When an Employer gives their staff exclusive access to client confidential information - the result
This topic has become particularly relevant in the past 12 months, with organised cybercrime groups targeting several high-profile Australian legal and consultancy firms, as well as Government departments. The resulting large scale data breaches can serve as a warning for all Australian businesses.
Hicksons Lawyers - Expert evidence requirements for issue of professional negligence claims
Introduction A recent Supreme Court of NSW interlocutory judgment in the matter of Netherwood v Hillier deals with an application to strike out proceedings as against the third defendant, Dr David Bell for failure to serve expert reports supporting the claim against him. Background to Netherwood’s Case The plaintiff filed her statement of claim alleging negligence against three defendants in the provision of medical care and treatment.
Hicksons Lawyers - Update: NSW Court of Appeal endorses Justice Jackman’s criticism of the use of direct speech in affi
Following our recent blog on Kane’s Hire Pty Ltd v Anderson Aviation Australia Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 381, the New South Wales Court of Appeal recently considered Justice Jackman’s criticism of the use of direct speech in affidavit evidence in Gan v Xie [2023] NSWCA 163.
Hicksons Lawyers - Recent criticism by the Federal Court: Use of direct speech in affidavit evidence
Login Contact Us Close Introduction In the recent matter of Kane’s Hire Pty Ltd v Anderson Aviation Australia Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 381, Justice Jackman criticised the current standard practice of recording conversations in affidavit evidence. In his judgement, Justice Jackman challenged the recording of conversations as direct speech in affidavit evidence, when the witness may 'only recall the ‘gist’ of a conversation, stating that the practice is ‘logically, ethically and grammatically wrong’.
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