The Federal Court has knocked out an attempt by a former employee of the Commonwealth Department of Finance to bring sexual harassment, sex discrimination and victimisation proceedings against the Commonwealth...
In recent years, there has been a multitude of litigated disputes involving sexual harassment claims, with consequent significant awards of damages in favour of successful claimants.
In this update, we address three Full Federal Court decisions from 2020, provide a re-cap on the July 2020 Report of the Inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce and the...
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously dismissed an appeal brought by Uber against earlier rulings.
In April 2018, AMP executives gave evidence at the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry to the effect that the company had engaged in...
Recording detailed and accurate clinical notes can be of great assistance to a clinician or hospital in defence of a negligence claim.
On 18 February 2017, a severe hailstorm passed through Sydney causing damage to parts of a residential development that was being constructed by the plaintiff building company, Rawson Homes.
A Full Court of the Federal Court has allowed an appeal by the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union against a decision imposing a total of $50,000 in penalties...
In the recent decision of C & F Nominees Mortgage Securities Ltd v Karbotli & Ors [2020] VCC 987, the Court held that a mortgagee failed to take 'reasonable steps'...
The Federal Government is departing from the current 'one size fits all' approach in Australia's insolvency regime in anticipation of an insolvency tsunami caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has without a doubt caused significant social and economic disruption, with many businesses struggling to maintain 'business as usual'. With the situation continuing to evolve, and...
We've all now heard about the expected post-September 'tsunami of debt', an 'avalanche of insolvencies' and the 'fiscal cliff'. Will it or won't it occur?
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