As you may know I am teaching Torts at the moment. We recently covered trespass to the person, which I admittedly have a soft spot for. I like it because trespass to the person actions are easily relatable. I also like it because it shows us how a number of areas of...
My PhD(I) Story- Energising Adoption and Change
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Cruising, Pregnancy and Miscarriage- Waine v Carnival PLC t/as P&O Cruises Australia [2022] NSWDC 650
I recently read Waine v Carnival PLC t/as P&O Cruises Australia [2022] NSWDC 650. This case may be of interest to students in my Torts Law class. The plaintiff was 15 weeks pregnant when she started to show signs of losing her baby. At the time she was enjoying a...
Medical Negligence, Causation and Bariatric Surgery!!!
Woohooo…I am teaching causation in negligence actions again!! Causation is kinda cool but can also be super tricky… Essentially causation in a negligence action, relates to whether or not the defendant (alleged wrongdoer) caused the harm to the plaintiff (person who...
Duty of Care and Climate Change…
Nothing gets people more excited than talking about owing duties of care. For the uninitiated, duty of care in a negligence action relates to whether or not a defendant owes a legal duty to another. Within a negligence action, finding a duty of care is often easily...
I have been working as an academic for many years now. I love all aspects of my job, but struggle with sitting still for long enough to write the research papers I am required to write. I am naturally active and love being outside achieving ‘useful things.’
Anyway, I am currently in Tamworth my partner. He is a ‘tradie’ and one of the most useful people I know. He is trying to help me become more useful and you will be pleased to know he has met with some…limited…success.
Anyway, Simon with his builder mate Dave are currently building a wall as part of a home renovation. I of course am sitting in Simon’s office working on my PhD(I). My young son is with his dad this weekend so I need to take advantage of my child free time. I am currently working on my PhD(I) module relating to ‘Energising Adoption and Change.’ In the background I can hear the hammer and drill and am rather jealous that I am sitting at a keyboard whilst they are creating something amazing…
I must admit I was getting antsy and considered exploring the pantry to see if there was any chocolate which could ‘perk me up.’ After having no success with my chocolate exploration, I was about to give up and triage the Netflix catalogue. Then I got to the part of the PhD(I) module which provided examples of people who have been innovative. I started listening to an interview with an entrepreneur who created the business ‘Choose Organics.’ Narelle Chenery spoke about how she started her business and how she dealt with the challenges of running her own business. Essentially Narelle started the business when she discovered that all cosmetics on the market contain unnatural or synthetic elements. She has now developed a successful company which meets a real need for a wide group of consumers. What an inspiration!!!
So I am feeling energised again and ready to tackle the next part of the module…..hang on a minute…isn’t the new season of The Crown released today….argh….my internal battle is beginning again…