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In the case of Perilya Limited v Nash [2015] NSWSC 706, Perilya Limited (Perilya), the holding company of Perilya Broken Hill Limited (PBHL) was ordered to pay $40,000 for two offences of not comply...
"B" v Reineker [2015] NSW SC 949 Background The plaintiff commenced proceedings seeking damages for trespass against the defendant and for negligence against Moree Christian Community School relating to events that occurred in the period fro...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) commenced proceedings against Coles due to underpayment of its trolley collectors. Coles outsourced these services to contractors who were underpaying the employees. Coles has now entered into an Enforce...
Justice Kaye of the Victorian Supreme Court recently considered an action for false imprisonment and assault brought by Bryan Biddle (Biddle) against the State of Victoria and three Victorian police officers. At about 10:30pm on 19 ...
The full court of the Supreme Court of South Australia recently considered an action for defamation brought by Derick Sands (Sands) against the State of South Australia. In 2004 South Australian Police were investigating a murder. S...
Justice Kaye of the Victorian Supreme Court recently considered an action for false imprisonment and assault brought by Bryan Biddle (Biddle) against the State of Victoria and three Victorian police officers. Background At about 10:3...
The full court of the Supreme Court of South Australia recently considered an action for defamation brought by Derick Sands (Sands) against the State of South Australia. Background Facts In 2004 South Australian Poli...
From Wednesday this week, 1 July 2015, the national minimum wage will increase to $656.90 per week and the high income threshold for making an unfair dismissal claim will increase to $136,700
The 1.86 million Australians being paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will see an increase of $16 per week or 2.5% in wages due to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) releasing their annual wage review decision on 2 Jun...