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This is the latest in a series of articles which has followed the run of appeals of the decision of Darke J in Dyco Hotels Pty Ltd v Laundy Hotels (Quarry) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 504. Our first article, analysing the decision at first instance...

Chisak v Presot [2022] NSWCA 100 Judgment Date:  21 June 2022   Explanation: The recent decision of ...

Where a breach of contract occurs, the party who has not breached the contract is entitled to recover damages to compensate for any loss suffered (1). A breach may occur by a failure to perform or by anticipatory breach by the breaching party. To rec...

McCabes has bolstered its Insurance Division recruiting David Cooper, and elevating Karl Maakasa to the role of principal in the Workp...

This article continues our series of articles exploring the key amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) made by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (the Secure Jobs Act), and specifically explores change...

For the best part of the last decade, certain foreign purchasers and owners of residential land in New South Wales have been subject to the payment of surcharge purchaser duty on their acquisitions, and surcharge land tax assessed annually on their r...

The decision of the High Court of Australia in Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd v Compton [2017] HCA 28; 261 CLR 132 (Ramsay) clarified the limits of a Bankruptcy Court's discretion to "go behind" a judgment, that is, to investigate whether the u...

Employers should ensure their employment contracts, leave policies and payroll systems are up to date to comply with the new paid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave entitlement by its commencement on 1 February 2023