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An article published in the Sydney Morning Herald reports that a rising number of teachers in New South Wales schools are suffering from psychological injuries caused by work pressure, bullying and exposure to violence in schools, tripling the total bill for injuries in the last six years. If you are a teacher and wish to …
Michael Avenatti (Photo by Jennifer S. Altman/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Michael Avenatti isn’t known for his sound judgment. Sure, once upon a time (2018) he was lawyer of the year, but, what with the multiple convictions (defrauding former client Stormy Daniels through aggravated identity theft and wire fraud, trying to extort Nike,…
In Australia, as in many other jurisdictions around the world, the legal landscape provides a mechanism for you as an individual to collectively pursue justice against a wrongdoer through a class action lawsuit. A class action lawsuit is a legal proceeding in which a group of people who have suffered similar harm or injury join…
Aileen Cannon Judge Aileen Cannon is wilding out again. This time she’s filed a ridiculously snotty ruling that grants Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request while simultaneously excoriating him for failing to educate her on the difference between trial exhibits and protected discovery materials. How was she supposed to know that grand jury transcripts don’t go…
This article was first published in the February 2024 Legal Updates. Snapshot A recent Court of Appeal decision provides a useful reminder of the strict principles that apply when determining whether a defendant’s conduct was negligent and caused an injury. When considering the precautions that a reasonable person is expected to take…
After George Mason University changed its law school’s name to ASS Law in an unintentionally hilarious cash grab, the school set out to become the go-to law school for Federalist Society trolls who couldn’t get into Georgetown because they got a 160 on the LSAT. A phenomenon that they will instead describe as “DEI.” A…
Concussion + sport + compensation is quickly becoming a popular and powerful three-word combination in the current legal and media landscape. An example of this being the announcement by Melbourne Demons AFL player, Angus Brayshaw (age 28), of his premature retirement in February 2024 due to concussion concerns 1. In September 2023, the Senate Standing…
Big news. Since the 1980s, the FDA has imposed a flat ban on anonymous sperm donation by sexually active gay and bisexual men. How does that work? Well, when the FDA screens potential sperm donors, it prohibits anonymous donations by any man who acknowledges having sex with another man during the previous five years. In…
Movement towards the criminalisation of wage theft in Australia Australia has long prided itself on its fair and equitable workplace practices – going back as far as 1907, when Justice Higgin’s judgment in the Harvester case established the “basic wage”. That concept was built on and developed under Australia’s unique system of compulsory industrial arbitration…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. From Wikipedia: De minimis is a Latin expression meaning “pertaining to minimal things”, normally in the terms de minimis non curat praetor. (“The praetor does not concern himself with trifles”) or de minimis non curat lex (“The law does…