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Following the High Court’s decision in Bird v DP, Australian jurisdictions including Queensland, the ACT and Victoria have moved to expand vicarious liability for child abuse to relationships akin to employment, with implications for institutional liability for abuse by non‑employees.
The FWC has issued the first ever Road Transport Contractual Chain Order to allow parties in the road transport industry to pass on the increased cost of fuel despite existing contracts not including any such provision.
The Brambles decision is the first shareholder class action to succeed at trial on liability and loss, but its significance remains subject to appeal and imminent guidance from the High Court and Full Federal Court.