TESTATORS’ FAMILY MAINTENANCE – Whether plaintiff is an eligible person under Administration and Probate Act 1958, Part IV – Whether a child of a former domestic partner of the deceased is a stepchild of the deceased – Whether relationship of stepchild-stepparent ends on death of natural parent – Plaintiff held to be an eligible person – Administration and Probate Act 1958, Part IV, s 90.

Application for relief from unfair dismissal..

INDUSTRIAL LAW – Determination of compensation for loss suffered by the Applicant because of contraventions by the Respondent of s.340 of the Fair Work Act 2009 – consideration of the principles governing the calculation of economic loss from loss of opportunity for employment – determination of appropriate penalty is to apply pursuant to s.546 of the Fair Work Act 2009.

Practice - Third person's objection to a debt appropriation order - Third person is judgment debtor's indemnity insurer - Was there an available debt ..

LEASES AND TENANCIES – Construction of a commercial lease – Law Institute of Victoria standard form lease. Whether landlord required to improve the leased premises by extending passenger lifts – Terms requiring landlord to consult with tenant.

SUCCESSION LAW — Where deceased made no provision for adult daughter — Where moral duty to the applicant conceded — Where quantum in dispute 

 INDUSTRIAL LAW – whether Respondent contravened s.340 and s.351 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“the Act”) – seven contraventions pleaded – Applicant on maternity leave 

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Stay of civil proceedings pending determination of criminal proceedings — Two proceedings are brought by children of the deceased under Part IV of the Administration and Probate Act 1958 — One child accusing the other of sexual assault (incest) — Criminal prosecution commenced against the alleged assailant ..

CRIMINAL LAW – Offences – Breaches of load dimensional requirements by consignor and loader..