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Nothing to See Here: Researching Non‐Recent Child Abuse in Schools and the Politics of Silence
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While institutions, including schools, have responsibilities to protect children from harm, responses to instances of child sexual abuse have often exhibited avoidance and denial. Recent public inquiries in Australia revealed that some institutions, particularly in the Catholic sector, employed a deliberate strategy of silence which was used ...
John Crowley +2 more
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, 2002 In JLG Industries Inc v Teetree Pty Ltd [2002] QDC 031 the court considered the implications in terms of costs of an offer to settle by the plaintiff under the UCPR where the element of compromise involved only acceptance of the amount of claim without ...
Jackson, Sheryl
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Journal of Intellectual PropertyIn civil litigation, the plaintiff bears the burden of proof of holding the defendant liable for damages. However, in modern cases such as medical malpractice, pollution, and product liability, it is difficult for the plaintiff to bear the burden of ...
Dae Soon Jung
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Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
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Plaintiff\u27s Motion for Substitution of Party [PDF]
, 2000 The Estate (Plaintiff) gives notice of the death of former Sheppard estate administrator Dr. Alan Davis. The document is a motion to substitute Alan Davis with Plaintiff Charles Murray, the new administrator of the estate of Dr. Sam Sheppard, pursuant to
Gilbert, Terry H., Carr, George H.
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Motions for Lead Plaintiff in Securities Class Actions
, 2011 Using a data set of securities class actions filed from 2003 to 2005, this study assesses the effect of the lead plaintiff presumption enacted as part of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 on agency costs of lead counsel for the class ...
Choi, Stephen J., Stephen J. Choi
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke +3 more
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The Disordered and Discredited Plaintiff: Psychiatric Evidence in Civil Litigation [PDF]
, 2010 This Article examines civil defendants\u27 use of evidence of a plaintiff\u27s alleged current or prior psychiatric diagnosis or treatment by analyzing and critiquing the three primary rationales offered in support of the relevancy of such evidence: (1 ...
Smith, Deirdre M.
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aged care work is physically and emotionally demanding. Workers can feel disempowered, vulnerable and at increased risk of experiencing work‐related stress. This in turn can result in sub‐optimal care and staff shortages. This study aimed to investigate what provisions exist within Australia's strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards to ...
Sharon Stoddart +11 more
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‘Shelter is a Dignity’: Rental Racism, Stress and Housing (In)justice
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Australia's private rental sector is in crisis, and culturally and racially minoritised renters face compounded harms through both covert and everyday direct forms of rental racism. Drawing on five community‐based focus groups in Melbourne (n = 37), the paper explores how racism manifests across the rental pathway and how it structures the ...
Erika Martino +3 more
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