Extending Time for Personal Injury Claims: Lessons from Gale v East Metropolitan Health Service
The District Court of WA’s decision in Gale v East Metropolitan Health Service offers practical guidance on section 39 extension applications under the Limitation Act 2005 (WA), including how the courts approach the “awareness” gateways and the objective test.
Calderbank Offers: Obtaining a Better Result at Trial Is Not Enough for Indemnity Costs
In Jako Industries Pty Ltd v Perkins (WA) Pty Ltd [2026] WASC 158, the Supreme Court of WA refused indemnity costs despite the plaintiff faring worse at trial than two Calderbank offers it had rejected. A reminder that beating your own offer is not enough.
A worker has the right to procedural fairness before facing the axe.
Procedural Fairness in Australia’s legal system Australia’s employment laws provide safeguards intended to protect workers in circumstances that may give rise to the termination of their employment. One such protection afforded to workers is the right to Procedural fairness. Procedural fairness operates not only in employment law but is a fundamental feature of Australia’s legal […]