Hanaan Indari

The recent decision in Culhana v State of New South Wales (NSW Police Force) & Others [2024] NSWPIC 257 provides critical insights into the treatment of complex causation in workers' compensation claims. It highlights the Personal Injury Commission's (PIC) pragmatic approach to linking psychological injuries to severe physical conditions, even when causation is multifactorial.

The recent NSW Court of Appeal decision in Health Care Corporation Pty Ltd t/as Wollongong Private Hospital v Cleary (No 2) 1 offers a detailed analysis of the costs implications stemming from Offers of Compromise and Calderbank offers. It underscores the significance of the nature and timing of pre-trial offers to secure costs protection, both at trial and on appeal. This article looks at the case and the implications for practitioners.

In a recent NSW Court of Appeal decision in Curtis v Curtis 1 the court (Leeming JA, Mitchelmore JA and Basten AJA agreeing) overturned a previous judgment that granted family provision orders to two grandsons from their grandfather's estate. The case sheds light on significant aspects of succession law and the challenges of contesting a will in New South Wales (NSW). The executor of the will was the deceased's brother, Peter Curtis.