19 Mar 2024 Insurance The Importance of Maintaining Privilege and Tips and Tricks to Doing So Privilege is often something taken as a right, but understanding what it means, its importance and the circumstances under which it can be lost or waived in confidential communication is crucial.
19 Mar 2024 Insurance Vicarious liability for foster carers: a case review Can a foster care agency or local authority be found vicariously liable for tortious acts of a foster carer? Recent case law from the United Kingdom provides insight.
18 Mar 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Contaminated mulch: What are the NSW Environment Protection Authority's powers? Given the recent media attention focusing on the discovery of asbestos contaminated mulch at multiple sites, this article provides a reminder of some of the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s powers in these types of situations.
13 Mar 2024 Insurance Avoiding Predictive Legal Assumptions: Lessons from Synergy Scaffolding Services Pty Ltd v ... In Synergy Scaffolding Services Pty Ltd v Alelaimat (No 2) [2024] the Court of Appeal explores the Workers Compensation Act 1987 and provides insights on the legal uncertainties in workers' compensation and personal injury claims.
12 Mar 2024 Intellectual Property and Technology Content Creator or Contract Creator - Can social media posts constitute legally binding offers? In the recent decision of McBride v McBride [2024] NSWSC 45 (McBride), the Supreme Court of New South Wales considered whether the plaintiff's words in a video posted to multiple social media sites constituted a settlement offer.
7 Mar 2024 Tax Corporate and commercial Australian Businesses Face Growing Transfer Pricing Uncertainty Analysing how Australian businesses should respond to ongoing transfer pricing litigation and anti-tax avoidance proposals, emphasising active documentation and robust processes.
4 Mar 2024 Property Lithium-ion batteries in strata buildings How to manage e-bike use and enjoyment against the risk of explosion and fire from lithium batteries.
27 Feb 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Lack of jurisdiction: The Queensland Court of Appeal considers whether the Planning and ... The Queensland Court of Appeal considers whether the Planning and Environment Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine an appeal with respect to an application to amend an area development plan under the Springfield Structure Plan.
27 Feb 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Energy, mining and resources Government Coal mine climate change challenge canned: The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed ... The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed two applications for judicial review against decisions of the Minister for the Environment and Water.
27 Feb 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Proposed development on the nose: The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed ... Palmer v Council of the City of Gold Coast [2023] QPEC 47 concerned an appeal against the decision of the Council of the City of the Gold Coast to refuse a development application for land situated at Merrimac, on the Gold Coast.