R v McLean [2020] SADC 170 (available on the Courts SA website) saw a Judge alone trial of an ambulance driver charged with offences of causing death/harm by dangerous driving. The ambulance driver was transporting a patient from near
Four Newborn Australian Babies Die amid Coronavirus Travel Restrictions
The state of South Australia does not have a cardiac unit for children meaning seriously ill newborns in Adelaide with heart issues are normally taken to Melbourne s Royal Children s Hospital in the nearby state of Victoria but this option
Study finds Toxoplasma common in Australian lamb meat
Australian researchers have detected Toxoplasma gondii in more than one third of sampled ground lamb.
Toxoplasma is a parasite that causes inflammation of the retina, which is the nerve layer of the eye. Anyone may develop retinal inflammation after infection but
Case note: Privacy Act and contract management
In Shahin Enterprises Pty Ltd V BP Australia Pty Ltd [2019] SASC 12 the South Australian Supreme Court had to decide whether non-compliance by BP with a clause in its petroleum products supply contract requiring BP to provide to Shahin
Former Adelaide midwife Lisa Barrett found not guilty of manslaughter over home birth deaths
ABC News reports that former midwife Lisa Barrett has been found not guilty of two counts of manslaughter over the deaths of two babies during home births in 2011 and 2012. Ms Barrett, 52, stood trial in Adelaide’s Supreme Court
Concurrent jurisdiction & convenience
Blum v Chandler [2019] SASC 43 saw a plaintiff issue proceedings in the District Court of South Australia, then later apply for transfer of the proceedings to the Supreme Court of New South Wales (where she was by then living).
Raw Egg Salmonella Down Under – Angkor Bakery Version
According to SA Health the investigation into a Salmonella outbreak linked to three Angkor Bakery stores has found the likely source of contamination was related to handling of raw egg products.
SA Health’s Acting Director of Public Health Services, Dr.
Article on Who May Inspect a Will [South Australia]
Sylvia Villios & David Plater recently published an Article entitled, Who May Inspect a Will, Wills, Trusts & Estates Law eJournal (2018). Provided below is an abstract of the Article.The Attorney-General of South Australia, the Hon John Rau MP,
Child hospitalized in Salmonella outbreak; source unknown
A child has been hospitalized in Southern Australia as part of a Salmonella outbreak.
The outbreak has been traced to an early learning center and seven children aged up to four years are affected.
The Whyalla City Council said the
South Australia Fertility Clinics Struggling to Keep Up With Increasing Demand for Donor Sperm
From ABC Online:Fertility clinics in South Australia say they are struggling to keep up with an increasing demand for donor sperm.They said rising infertility rates along with a greater number of same-sex couples and single women requesting treatments have contributed