Legal Implications of the Voice to Parliament
Written by Tammy Kamil. On October 14 we will be voting on whether to include an Aboriginal and T...
The Hard Lessons of Defaults
Written by Julie Barkla, Partner I’ve never been a person who has regarded “busyness” as some sor...
Clients should be aware of the terms in Modern Awards
Written by Chris Pollard. HSU v Catering Industries (NSW) Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 82 (29 May 2023)...
Co-ownership
Written by Grace MacGillivray. Co-ownership exists when more than one person holds an interest in...
Emotional intelligence is an essential skill for all lawyers to acquire
Daniel Goleman, an American psychologist, described Emotional Intelligence as “the capacity for rec...
Juror bias and it’s influence on a fair trial
The jury system is an integral component of our legal system, aiming to ensure fair trials and build...
Buying and Selling a Business: Employee Entitlements
Written by Ben Hibbert This article is about the treatment of employee entitlements where employe...
Changes to the unfair contract terms regime – 3 months to go
Written by Hayden Bateman After a 12 month transitional window, the Australian Consumer Law's unf...
Lower Limb impairment assessment
Lower Limb impairment assessment – so we are adding impairments now? It is a trite observation th...
Not a car “accident”, but will the TAC indemnify?
We are all too aware of the devastating injuries we can suffer in a car accident. We also expect tha...
The PPSR: It’s in your interests
Most businesses have a scar or two from a customer or supplier who went under. If you’ve ever had th...
Death of the Early Deposit Release
Written by Julie Barkla, Partner There is little doubt after Justice Riordan’s decision in the Vi...
The way in which tinnitus is to be calculated and applied in accordance with the Guidelines
The recent case of Scardamaglia v Amcor Pty Ltd v A/Prof Bernard Lyons [2023] VSC considers s.91 of...
Inadequate reasons, or just an unhappy outcome?
In the recent Court of Appeal case of Grukovska v Dr Caroline Brand and Ors, concerning a medical pa...
Huge award of damages for employment psychiatric injury
And significantly, not for negligence, but for breach of the employment contract. In Elisha v Vis...
Impermissible delegation of personal Ministerial decision making power
Davis v Minister for Immigration; DCM20 v Department of Home Affairs [High Court 12 April 2023]....
Amendments to the Privacy Act 1988
The rapidly growing digital economy relies on the collection and analysis of vast amounts of data. W...
Proposed superannuation tax changes
What they are and how they may impact you The announcement by the Albanese Government to increase...
Voluntary Assisted Dying
In 2017 Victoria was the first Australian state to pass voluntary assisted dying legislation (the Vo...
Voice to Parliament
On 23 March 2023, Prime Minister Albanese announced the wording for the question and constitutional...
Settlement Agreements
Have you agreed to agree? Sully v Englisch [2022] VSCA 184 In this judgment in the Court of Ap...
6 Things you should know about ticket scalping laws
With Covid lockdown well and truly behind us, Victoria is now bursting with sporting, theatre and cu...
Testing Times for Builders
ASIC data shows that 1236 construction companies have collapsed since July 2022. In late March 2023,...
Federal Budget Summary 2023/2024
With many speculations about whether this Budget would bring a surplus which has not been seen in th...