The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) has been successful in applying to the Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal) to find a psychologist guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct in relation...
On 1 July 2016, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) rollout commenced in Australia, seeking to provide support, both financial and otherwise, to persons with a permanent and significant disability....
This is the third episode in our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis. In part three, our construction disputes and insurance experts talks about the key...
In part four of our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis, our construction disputes and insurance experts talk about the issues that developers and builders of...
On Sunday 16 September, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a Royal Commission into Australia's aged care system. The aged care sector has been on the government's agenda for some time....
From 1 September 2018, the maximum penalty able to be ordered by a Court for a breach of the Australian Consumer Law has significantly increased. According to Australian Competition and...
The Queensland Supreme Court has recently clarified the content of the duty of care owed by paramedics to their patients. The standard is not the same as that expected of...
This is the second episode in our Construction & Engineering video series on the flammable cladding crisis. In part two, our construction disputes and insurance experts talk about the importance...
The first step to building a “speak up” culture in the workplace is to make sure everyone is aligned with your organisation’s vision, say legal experts.
Does your organisation have a workplace culture of complicity? The Royal Commission shows the importance of implementing a “speak up” culture in the workplace
Following the 2014 Lacrosse fire in Victoria's Docklands and the tragic fire in London's Grenfell Tower in 2017, sharp focus has been brought to bear on the use of flammable...
As Australia continues to be seen as a jurisdiction friendly to securities class actions, a discussion paper from the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has suggested reforms to alleviate the...