Medical Board of Australia v Kok (Review & Regulation) [2025] VCAT 650 (Link to AUSTLII).
In this matter, the Tribunal found that Dr Kok engaged in professional misconduct within the meaning of the definition of professional misconduct in paragraphs
Abuse: Discovery issue raised on appeal.
Clifford (a pseudonym) v The Corporation of the Society of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart [2025] VSCA 169 (Link to AUSTLII).
With thanks to Jane McCullogh for drawing my attention to this decision. The focus is a little
Australian woman found guilty in mushroom poisoning case
An Australian woman has been found guilty of murder after serving her relatives a meal that included death cap mushrooms.
Erin Patterson was also convicted of one count of attempted murder in the trial at the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Verbal Mutual Wills Agreements
Proving a Verbal Mutual Wills Agreement in Court
Verbal mutual wills are rare and hard to prove. Cottrell v Miglic [2025] VSCA 145 explores the legal principles behind them. Understand when an oral promise between spouses may create a binding
Modernising a Charitable Trust.
The case of Re AM McClelland Estate [2025] VSC 343 (17 June 2025), involving the McClelland Trust, illustrates Trustees’ difficulty between maintaining philanthropic intentions in contemporary commercial operational realities.
The McClelland Trust
Ms Annie May McClelland’s Will directed that her
TFM: Promises, Pleadings, and Property
In Victoria, a Testator’s Family Maintenance (TFM) claim, also known as a family provision claim, allows specific individuals to contest a Will if they believe they have not received sufficient provision from the deceased’s estate. This is governed by Part
Civil liability: Police duties of care.
Gobbo v State of Victoria (redacted) [2025] VSC 334 (Link to AUSTLII).
This matter is of interest for its consideration of duties of care & breaches of duty to the primary plaintiff and her children (including future children). The
Professional negligence / abuse: Claim for loss of earning capacity.
Pearce v Waller Legal [2025] VSC 324 (Link to AUSTLII).
With thanks to Michael Magazanik for drawing attention to this Victorian (judge alone) decision. The judgment is rather long; not all issues are addressed in this note.
When represented
Salmonella contamination sparks tehina recall
Canadian food safety officials have announced a a recall of tehina because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The Bornibus brand “tehina” was sold at The Market Garden, 810 Catherine St., Victoria, British Columbia. It is sold
Abuse: Stay of proceedings appeal (Victoria).
Trustees of the Christian Brothers v Colbert (a pseudonym) [2025] VSCA 122 (on AUSTLII).
Leave to appeal against a refusal of a stay of proceedings in this matter was granted, but the appeal was dismissed. The decision was a joint