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Recently New South Wales has experienced unprecedented devastating bushfires, which have destroyed over 450 homes. With summer on our doorstep and the predicted dangerous bushfire season, it is timely to know the methods and requirements of reconstru...
The Federal Court of Australia recently struck off an insolvency practitioner from the register of liquidators and restrained him for ten years for acting as an insolvency practitioner. The case concerns the conduct of David Iannuzi, who the Court fo...
In a recent decision, The Estate of Shirley Gardner, Bernengo v Leaney [2019] NSWSC 1324, the NSW Supreme Court was asked to consider the circumstances in which the Briginshaw principle may be invoked. In this case, the Court declined to app...
The Fair Work Commission's (FWC) annual reports provide employers with insight into the emerging trends in the field of employment law. With the release of the report for the 2018-2019 financial year, employers are encouraged to have...
From 1 October 2019, the ACCC’s updated Immunity and Cooperation Policy for Cartel Conduct (the Policy) will apply to those seeking immunity for their involvement in cartel conduct, the Policy clarifying the ACCC’s expectations of immunit...
Flexibility. The preference of many employees in a post pandemic world appears to be at the very least a 'hybrid' model of working – a mixture between work-from-home (or work-from-anywhere) and work from the office.
The Fair Work Commission considered whether an employee's dismissal for a parody of enterprise bargaining negotiations was an unfair dismissal in Tracey v BP Refinery (Kwinana) Pty Ltd [2019] FWC 4113. Background
Earlier this month, the Attorney-General's Department released two discussion papers, commissioned by the Prime Minister, investigating current issues in the industrial relations system. One of the discussion papers concerned whether there should be ...
In June, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published its guideline on section 155 notices entitled "ACCC guidelines – Use of section 155 powers" (Guideline). The Guideline provides useful info...