23-8-24 / Mei Barnes — Professional Negligence, Appellate
An appeal to the High Court of Australia concerning the duty of care owed in respect of pure economic loss. The appellant group members had purchased sorghum seed from the respondent distributor. The seed contained trace amounts of a shattering off-type plant. The group members commenced representative proceedings in the…
16-3-23 / Matthew Jones KC — Professional Negligence
The Defendants applied to strike out the tenth version of the Plaintiff’s statement of claim on the basis of a defective pleading of causation. The statement of claim was struck out, without leave to proceed, and the proceeding was dismissed for want of prosecution. The Defendants had never been required…
