21 Nov 2015 Corporate and commercial Wills, estates and succession planning Succession planning is important for family businesses too All businesses should plan for transfer of ownership
19 Nov 2015 Insurance Corporate and commercial Disputes and investigations Victorian parliament makes changes to the Wrongs Act Amendments aim for fair and consistent operation of personal injury legislation
4 Nov 2015 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Court concluded that inaccuracies in the preliminary approval did not warrant refusal of the ... Court found that the inaccuracies in a preliminary approval did not affect its operation and did not warrant refusal of a development application
4 Nov 2015 Planning, infrastructure and environment Court found that the proposed changes to the development approval were permissible changes under ... The case of Solac No. 14 Pty Ltd v Sunshine Coast Regional Council [2015] QPEC 44 concerned an application to the Planning and Environment Court made by Solac No. 14 Pty Ltd
2 Nov 2015 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Statutory Guideline 06/09 is helpful but is still a guide Court found that the proposed changes were minor changes since the fundamental nature and extent of the proposed development remained unchanged
28 Oct 2015 Disputes and investigations Insurance Corporate and commercial ASIC's change of stance on recovering the costs of its investigations: implications for ... ASIC's decision could have far-reaching consequences
28 Oct 2015 Property Disputes and investigations Consequences of errors in transfers during sale of property Vendors should ensure that all details of property transfer are correct
28 Oct 2015 Corporate and commercial Insurance Transport and logistics Digital governance, cyber and privacy Drones and the law - valuable data collection vs invasion of privacy More drone regulation around time, place and manner of operation expected
28 Oct 2015 Corporate and commercial Employment and safety Insurance Employers beware: broad variety of behaviour can constitute bullying "Unreasonable behaviour" defined very broadly and potentially hard to detect
27 Oct 2015 Construction Disputes and investigations Insurance Race against the clock: alternative dispute resolution and limitation periods in construction ... What happens if the limitation period expires while parties engage in ADR?