23 May 2019 Planning, infrastructure and environment Court of Appeal finds error in law in the interpretation of "essential management" under the ... The Court of Appeal has reversed a decision of the Planning and Environment Court and has found that clearing work to protect a residential development is not essential management
23 May 2019 Disputes and investigations Employment and safety Corporate and commercial Class actions Employment class actions - feast or famine? Employers are the subject of a wave of class action litigation at a time when the state of play is less certain than ever before. (Some) litigation funders are excited, but perhaps all is not what it seems.
23 May 2019 Transport and logistics Insurance High Court confirms limitation of legal rights for claims for psychiatric harm by non-passengers ... Good news for air carriers as High Court departs significantly from decision in South Pacific Air Motive Pty Ltd v Magnus.
23 May 2019 Planning, infrastructure and environment In confidence - the Office of the Information Commissioner rejects an application for the ... The Office of the Information Commissioner has rejected an application by a landowner for the disclosure of a without prejudice letter
23 May 2019 Planning, infrastructure and environment Planning and Environment Court has allowed an application to revise a development application ... The Planning and Environment Court has allowed an application to revise a development application for a preliminary approval involving a variation request for a local centre
23 May 2019 Planning, infrastructure and environment Planning and Environment Court has approved the demolition of a dwelling house constructed pre ... The Planning and Environment Court has exercised its discretion under section 60(2)(b) of the Planning Act 2016 to approve a development application for a development permit
23 May 2019 Planning, infrastructure and environment Planning and Environment Court has approved the reconfiguration of a lot and repositioning of a ... The Planning and Environment Court has exercised its discretion to approve a proposed development to realign the boundaries of land to create two lots that are of a smaller size than what is prescribed by the relevant Code
23 May 2019 Planning, infrastructure and environment A Council's failure to provide sufficient particulars in an enforcement notice has caused an ... The Planning and Environment Court has set aside a Council's enforcement notice requiring the removal of approximately 10,000 cubic metres of fill and dismissed the Council's originating application for enforcement orders.
19 May 2019 Tax residency of Australian expats "Permanent place of abode" can also refer to a town or country not just a specific dwelling, Court finds.
19 May 2019 Banking and finance Financial services OECD releases beneficial ownership implementation toolkit to facilitate transparency Beneficial ownership toolkit aims to help governments implement legal and supervisory frameworks to identify and collect beneficial ownership information.