Take the law… Carter Capner Law's Queensland law digest

The call came in the early hours. Martin Cowley heard the landlord repeat the news. “17 Burlington Street is in flames”. (more…)

The District Court last week ruled that Queensland’s Personal Injuries Proceedings Act pre-court requirements do not apply to international (more…)

As Vanessa Morris was calmly driving along the Logan motorway,  building materials and engine parts began raining on her car, as if from nowhere. She lost control and (more…)

Yesterday’s decision to trash the prosecution of a former Solomon Islands attorney general – though the end of a brutal four year battle for Julian Moti – may still prove an injustice (more…)

The recent Supreme Court failure of a worker’s limitation extension application has highlighted once again how the statutory censorship regime that applies (more…)

Despite no satisfactory explanation for a 3 year delay, a 26 yr old plaintiff was this month allowed to proceed with a negligent “schoolyard (more…)

Three patrons who allege they were assaulted by police officer Adam Reedy at the Hotel Cunnamulla in May 2005 commenced proceedings for “general, aggravated (more…)

Breast Screen Queensland was last week protected by a Supreme Court ruling from disclosing internal communications (more…)