Dear ODG members,

 

Melbourne Law School has recently launched a new blog , Opinions on High, which concentrates on decisions of the High Court of Australia.

 

http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/opinionsonhigh/

 

We have a few posts on recent cases which may be of interest to the group:

 

·         Jeannie Paterson and James Ryan on an attempt to rescind a gambling contract on the basis of unconscionable conduct here: http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/opinionsonhigh/2013/08/06/paterson-ryan-kakavas/;

·         Loane Skene on causation and medical negligence: http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/opinionsonhigh/2013/07/08/skene-wallace/

·         Me on malicious prosecution and the removal of the requirement to make out innocence: http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/opinionsonhigh/2013/07/03/barnett-beckett/

 

Cases pending which may be of interest to members include Legal Services Board v Gillespie-Jones on Quistclose trusts and Westpac v Bell Group on breach of fiduciary duty, knowing receipt, equitable compensation and gain-based relief. Our pending case page has summaries and links regarding most pending cases.

 

Kind regards,

 

Katy

 

Dr Katy Barnett

Senior Lecturer

Melbourne Law School

University of Melbourne

Parkville 3010 VIC

AUSTRALIA

 

Ph: + 61 3 9035 4699