W v Q

Judgment date: 1/12/1992
Court: TASSC
Judge: Crawford J
Citation: (1992) 1 Tas R 301;
Catchwords: Damages;  Personal injuries;  Offer of compromise includes Griffiths v Kerkemeyer component;  G v K component for value of past services provided by W's parents;  

Practice and procedure;  Disabled persons;  Action in W's name by his next friend, his father;  Father or next friend has conflict of interest in seeking G v K moneys;  

Mental health and intellectual disability;  Protected persons;  Public Trustee deemed to be committee of W's estate;  Powers and duties of committee of estate;