ABC by her tutor DEF v Irmak and Dagdanasar; ABC by her tutor DEF v Irmak (No 2) [2026] NSWSC 1025 (Link to Caselaw).
The plaintiff was sexually assaulted after her year 12 school formal. The relevant defendant here
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Abuse settlement: Application to set aside agreement based on disability (intoxication).
Brigham (a pseudonym) v Trustees of the Christian Brothers [2026] VSC 522 (Link to JADE).
Brigham alleged abuse at a school and instructed lawyers to seek compensation. In July 2019 he instructed his solicitors to accept an offer, and
Medical: Surrogacy parentage order when two children born of different parentage.
BNJ & Anor v DZ & Anor [2026] QChC 13 (Link to AUSTLII).
An unusual matter, where two children had been born in 2025 following a surrogacy arrangement, where one child was the biological child of the intended parents,
Medical: Coronial decision on duty of medical professionals to report drivers with vision issues.
Inquest into the death of Sohaila Mohammadi [2026] SACC 32 (Link to Courts SA).
This inquest focused on a serious vision condition of a driver and the responses of ophthalmologists and a general practitioner. When considering recommendations, the coroner
Abuse: Redress scheme – Judiciary Act application.
IKL26 v Operator, National Redress Scheme [2026] FCA 1185 (Link to JADE).
In the original determination, the delegate accepted the applicant’s statement that the abusers were members of the Freemasons, but said that the Freemasons were not responsible for
Abuse: Application to set aside prior agreement (Victoria).
Rosario (A pseudonym) v Trustees of the Christian Brothers [2026] VSC 512 (Link to JADE).
This is another example of an application to set aside a prior settlement agreement, in which the plaintiff was ultimately successful. The allegations were
Medical: Multiple sclerosis diagnosis and treatment.
Reid v Hanafi [2026] TASSC 46 (Link to AUSTLII).
With thanks to Lucinda Gunning for drawing attention to this decision, where the plaintiff alleged a delay in diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and treatment with disease modifying treatments resulted in formation
Books: Institutional Abuse of Children: Legal Remedies and Redress in Australia, 3rd edition (Lexis Nexis).
Bill Madden, Tina Cockburn, Benjamin Madden
The third edition of our book is now in print. It is available on the Lexis Nexis website: (Link to site)
The table of contents appears below.
Chapter 1 – An
Abuse: Damages assessment for serious physical abuse in private claim against father of plaintiff (NSW).
Gibson v Bloomdale [2026] NSWSC 952 (Link to Caselaw).
With thanks to Jacinta Smith for drawing attention to this matter, in which the court assessed damages in a claim by the plaintiff (daughter) against the defendant (her father). The
Medical: Inference of factual causation – birth claim.
Daniella Lalezari v North Metropolitan Health Service [2026] WADC 68 (Link to JADE).
This claim arose from the birth of the plaintiff in 2020 at King Edward Memorial Hospital. At birth, she was in a critically compromised condition, described