3 Dec 2020 Insurance Appeal dismissed in shopping centre slip and fall claim Carnemolla v Arcadia Funds Management Ltd [2020] NSWCA 308 affirms decision that a shopping centre did not breach its duty of care in a slip and fall case.
29 Nov 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Publishing pollution monitoring data - what are the requirements? An overview of what environment protection licence holders in New South Wales should do if a monitoring condition is attached to their licence.
26 Nov 2020 Class actions WorkPac vs Rossato - how employers can prepare for the outcome of the High Court decision The High Court of Australia has granted labour hire company WorkPac Pty Ltd special leave to appeal the controversial decision in WorkPac v Rossato in an attempt to correct the confusion around the definition of casual employment
24 Nov 2020 Insurance Ski case falls flat Court states skiing is a dangerous recreational activity within the meaning of the CLA
23 Nov 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Supreme Court of Queensland holds that an electronic link is not sufficient to effect service of ... The Supreme Court of Queensland has determined that supporting submissions, which were part of an adjudication application required to be given to the Applicant, were not validly served via an email.
23 Nov 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Human rights considerations found to apply to Land Court of Queensland in making its ... The case of Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v Youth Verdict Ltd & Ors [2020] QLC 33 concerned an application to the Land Court of Queensland brought by Waratah Coal Pty Ltd to strike-out objections.
23 Nov 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Planning and Environment Court of Queensland determines two connected cases; a minor change ... The case of 11 Ludlow Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council [2020] QPEC 55 concerned an application in pending proceeding by 11 Ludlow Pty Ltd to the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland.
23 Nov 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment Planning and Environment Court of Queensland holds that proposed changes to a development ... The case of Cleanaway Solid Waste Pty Ltd v Ipswich City Council & Ors [2020] QPEC 47 concerned an application by Cleanaway Solid Waste Pty Ltd (Applicant) to the Planning and Environment Court of Queensland.
23 Nov 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment A search order in Queensland is extraordinary and not a mere investigatory tool The case of Adani Mining Pty Ltd & Anor v Pennings [2020] QCA 169 concerned an appeal to the Queensland Court of Appeal.
22 Nov 2020 Planning, infrastructure and environment The rise of jurisdictional facts and the challenge to the Coastal Management SEPP in Reysson v ... NSW Court of Appeal dismisses a challenge brought by a landowner in Tweed Heads against the validity of coastal wetlands mapping in the State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018.