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On Wednesday the High Court delivered two long awaited decisions on determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. The decisions in CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1 (CFMMEU v Personnel Contra...

Introduction On 8 December 2021 the High Court delivered their decision in Arsalan v Rixon and Nguyen v Cassim. The decisions were appealed from the New South Wales Court of Appeal, and each relate to the situation where an insured driver has caused ...

It is with great pleasure that McCabes announce promotions effective 1 January 2022 across the firm. We wish to congratulate: 

Recently, the High Court of Australia in Fairfax Media Publications; Nationwide News Pty Ltd; Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v Voller [2021] HCA 27, upheld the decision of the NSW Court of Appeal that media and news companies were "publishe...

On 3 December 2021, a five-member full bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) deemed that a vaccine mandate introduced by BHP at its Mt Arthur Coal...

Introduction Claimants and insurers alike may utilise section 7.26 of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (‘the Act‘) to refer a medical assessment decision to a panel for review. During such a review, a medical panel has a duty to not o...

Upon application from ASIC, the Federal Court has determined that several terms contained within Bank of Queensland's (BoQ) small business contracts are unfair. This decision follows on from a suite of government reforms passed in 2...

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, governments in the various states and territories of Australia have enacted public health orders to minimise the risk of further transmission of the virus. Following the making of these public health orders, e...