Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE — General principles — where appellant injured while climbing down from top of load haul dump machine (“LHD”) — whether employer created an unnecessary risk of injury by modifying LHD prior to the injury — where modification required appellant to climb to top of LHD to refuel where previously refuelling was done from…
Month: September 2020
Q (a pseudonym) v E Co (a pseudonym) [2020] NSWCA 220 (21 September 2020) (Meagher JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [207]; Payne JA at [208])
Catchwords: ESTOPPEL – Proprietary estoppel – Encouragement – Where claim of encouragement not based on specific words – Where primary judge emphasised defendant’s knowledge of plaintiffs’ expectation – Whether estoppel as found properly characterised as estoppel by encouragement or acquiescence ESTOPPEL – Proprietary estoppel – Nature of promise – Where relief encompassed property acquired after…
Manly Warringah Cabs (Trading) Co-operative Limited v Sydney Taxis Pty Ltd, in the matter of Sydney Taxis Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 1336 (10 September 2020) (Gleeson J)
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – application for relief in relation to certain telephone numbers associated with Manly Cabs – no property in a telephone number – application refused – application for winding up under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – power to wind up on just and equitable grounds – where the company is likely insolvent –…
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Don’t buy this for Christmas
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Cheap Cheats: Why are carbon offsets so cheap?.
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You Missed This: Research in Sustainable Finance
“You Missed This” will distill this season’s sustainable finance papers. We highlight key findings and trends, including important recent work that might have been overlooked. One digestible event for your research needs. At the event, authors and thought leaders will present their work and answer your questions. You Missed This: Research in Sustainable Finance Check here…
The US should brace itself for a “national wave of fertility fraud”
Home DNA testing kits are revealing widespread fertility doctor abuses Read more… Article source: https://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/national-wave-of-fertility-fraud/13561
“To boldly go where no man has gone before!” – forging space bioethics
Feminism offers the best framework for shaping a new approach Read more… Article source: https://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/to-boldly-go-where-no-man-has-gone-before-forging-space-bioethics/13560
Should India repeal its ban on sex selection?
Yes, says Norwegian bioethicist Read more… Article source: https://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/should-india-repeal-its-ban-on-sex-selection/13559