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The Reasonable Public Authority: Expanding the Reach of s 36 of the Civil Liability Act
01 October 2026The decision of Dennison, handed down on 29 September 2026, provides guidance to plaintiff and defendant lawyers alike as to the threshold for what constitutes unreasonable conduct by a public authority under s 36 of the Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) (‘CLA’).
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Case update: The Indemnity Games
29 April 2026The recent decision of Neubauer v Amaca Pty Ltd [2026] QSC 64 (‘Neubauer’) highlights the difficulties parties may face when attempting to displace r 360(2) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (‘UCPR’) in relation to indemnity costs.
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Crown Law celebrates women in law at the Queensland Young Lawyers International Women’s Day Breakfast
16 March 2026Crown Solicitor, Cecelia Christensen joined women from across the legal profession as a panellist at the Queensland Young Lawyers’ International Women’s Day Breakfast on Friday, 6 March 2026.
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Crown Law welcomes three new senior lawyers
18 December 2025Crown Law is pleased to announce three recent senior appointments.
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Department ‘very fair’ to employee who lost their Blue Card
21 March 2025Perkins v State of Queensland (Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts) (No. 2) [2025] QIRC 36.