Interesting articles and podcasts
Fri Sep 07 2018Bereaved mother entitled to widow allowance – Supreme Court by Lucy Eastwood on the UK Human Rights Blog - considers In the matter of an application by Siobhan Mclaughlin for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2018] UKSC 48 where an unmarried mother won a landmark case that could allow cohabitees to claim Widowed Parent’s Allowance (previously only applicable to married parents)
Glassing by Tyson Brown of Armstrong Legal - examines glassing, the "striking someone with a drinking glass, or bottle, usually to the head, face or neck area" and possible criminal ramifications
High Court decision on judicial review for legal unreasonableness by Ian Temby and Joshua Smith of Maddocks - considers Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30
Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd v Alexandra Mexon as Administrator for the Estate of the Late Ryan Messenger [2018] NSWCA 178 by Jenne Tzavaras and Chris Lehmann of HWL Ebsworth - considers Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd v Alexandra Mexon as Administrator for the Estate of the Late Ryan Messenger [2018] NSWCA 178, where the court found that "impairment arising as a result of an injury does not give rise to an entitlement to permanent impairment compensation under section 66 of the Workers Compensation Act where the injury is so serious that death will inevitably follow within a few minutes".
Law Report (ABC) for 4 September, presented by Damien Carrick - Tackling the financial fall out from family violence
Limitation periods in equity by Foez Dewan of McCabe Curwood - examines limitation periods in equity
The new Foreign Ownership of Australian Media Interests Register : an overview by Adam Foreman and Stephanie Rigg of Corrs Chambers Westgarth - examines the changes made by the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Foreign Media Ownership, Community Radio and Other Measures) Bill 2017 (Cth)