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1 online resource (streaming video file) (8 min. 4 sec.) ; 45831140 bytes |
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Lizzie O'Shea talks about Klaus Rabenalt, who worked in an asbestos mine. Years later, after he moved to Melbourne, he was diagnosed with a dust disease.</br></br>Solicitor Peter Gordon worked on the asbestos cases involving CSR and James Hardie. He explains how the Klaus Rabenalt trial progressed, and that it was the first time they managed to win an asbestos dust disease case. He explains that civil cases are not just about cash payouts, they are also about justice and changing corporate or workplace practices.</br></br>Fiona Mcleod SC explains that the corporate veil protects owners of a company from liability. She discusses how in some cases the law allows us to reach behind the corporate veil and access the owners and their money when the company has acted badly.</br></br>Lizzie O'Shea wraps up by revealing her own passion for civil law and how it can be used to make our society a safer place.</br></br>Find curriculum links at http://legalbriefs.com.au |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2016-06-23 at 10:53:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Civil procedure -- Cases.
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Jury -- Attitudes.
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Justice, Administration of -- Psychological aspects.
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Law -- Study and teaching.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Gough-Brady, Catherine, director
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O'Shea, Lizzie, host
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Gordon, Peter, contributor
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