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The recent judgment of the WA Supreme Court (WASC) in the matter of Parkin v Amaca Pty Ltd (formerly James Hardie & Coy Pty Ltd) [2020] WASC 306 (Parkin) saw a significant increase in the amount previously awarded to mesothelioma sufferers in re...

The Fair Work Commission has recently dealt with three disputes concerning employees who were stood down during the COVID-19 pandemic, either through the pre-existing provisions in the Fair Work Act or a Jobkeeper enabling stand down direction. Given...

This Court of Appeal judgment dealt with two notices of motion in relation to an appeal sought to be brought by Mr D, who is presently incarcerated as a result of assaults on Ms P that formed the subject matter of the proceedings before the primary j...

Proceedings were commenced in the Queensland Supreme Court (QSC) against the State of Queensland in which it was alleged that there was a failure by an Intensive Care Paramedic (ICP) to promptly administer adrenalin to the plaintiff who was a chronic...

Yesterday the High Court of Australia handed down its much-anticipated leave decision of Mondelez,1 overturning the earlier decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court. The majority held in favour of Mondelez and Federal IR Minister Ch...

Family owned and operated businesses are some of the most iconic and important businesses in the Australian economy. Some of these businesses operate in an informal manner with decisions often made by the family patriarch/matriarch, despite other fam...

We have previously written about video game developer and distributor Valve and its battle with the ACCC. In our previous article here

In a move that has garnered concern from the employer groups and legal commentators alike, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has recently released guidance that companies should now calculate how much may be...