Principal/Director Caroline Hutchinson and Associate James Ferguson cover how costs orders are determined and assessed and what you can expect following the final hearing.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) recently published its Notifiable Data Breaches Report (Report), which was based on notifications made under the Notifiable
Recently, the Fair Work Commission (‘the Commission’) handed down its decision on Aimelyne Romeu v Quest Acquisitions No 2A Trust & Quest [2021] FWC 272 (22
Before looking at the Bandelle decision, s 6.20 of the EPA Act provides a ‘long-stop’ limitation period of 10 years for any loss arising from defective building works, irrespective of when defects become apparent
Although Australia seems to have weathered the worst of the negative health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the subject of vaccinations looks set to make
In determining family law property disputes, a Court must consider each party’s contributions to the property pool. That requirement is set out in sections 79(4)
In the Federal Court case of Chau v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 3) [2021] FCA 44, Chinese-Australian business leader and philanthropist, Dr Chau Chak Wing (‘Dr Chau’),
On 20 January 2021, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced that Kogan had provided a court enforceable undertaking and paid an infringement notice
When employees are made redundant, they may be entitled to a redundancy pay from their employer under s 119 of the Fair Work Act 2009
Managing employees through the disciplinary process can be difficult. At all times, the manager or employer should maintain the utmost professionalism and courtesy (even where
Although an employer may have a valid reason to terminate an employee, the Fair Work Commission can still find the dismissal harsh, unjust or unreasonable
Are you an intermediary who will receive a financial incentive (commission or referral fee) from a supplier as a result of a transaction with a
In October 2020, the JobMaker Hiring Credit Scheme (JobMaker) was introduced by the Federal Government as another mechanism to incentivise employers to rebuild their businesses,
The new Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Regulation 2020 (New Regulation) commenced on 1 September 2020 (except for Schedule 2 which will commence
In our latest Commercial Matters Blog, Principal Lawyer Rebecca Hegarty outlines the importance of reviewing your disclosure and compliance obligations and whether the tools you are using are sufficient to ensure consumers are made aware of your referral or commission arrangements.
Our increased use of social media has led many users to face various legal battles. The case of Goldberg v Voigt [2020] NSWDC 174 explores an incident
Are you a supplier who, while doing business, supplies goods or services to a consumer in NSW? If you answered ‘yes’, then you must comply
In Dyson v Centennial Myuna Pty Ltd (2020) the Fair Work Commission (‘the Commission’) reinstated a senior Undermanager after he was terminated for breaches of its workplace
The NSW District Court has recently fined $900,000 to Ganellan, a Sydney based builder, in relation to a scaffolding collapse at a construction site which
The safety of children is the highest priority of the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court (the Courts). Any party who files an Initiating
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