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Accountants and business advisors beware!

The Fair Work Ombudsman has successfully prosecuted an accounting firm for its role in a client’s breach of workplace laws It is well known that Australia’s workplace watchdog, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), prosecutes employers who...

Published by McCabes News
4 May, 2017
Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Security for costs series | Part 3:  Peculiarities, technicalities and misconceptions

Part 3:  Security for costs applications in the context of cross-claims In this Part 3 of our series of articles on the topic of security for costs, we consider how security for costs applications are dealt...

Published by Andrew Lacey
1 May, 2017
Insolvency

The right to bare arms: can someone else own rights in your skin?

Your tattoos are unique, deeply personal, and a true reflection of your freedom, so you can do whatever you like with your tattoo - right?! Wrong. A spate of recent US cases suggests that, far from liberating you, tattoos might restrict your freedom...

Published by Andrew Lacey
26 April, 2017
Employment

The Employment Law Review, 8th edition

The eighth edition of The Employment Law Review is an excellent resource for lawyers and organisations alike, highlighting the growing importance of employment law internationally. It is a tool to assist legal practitioners and human resour...

Published by McCabes News
12 April, 2017
Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Liquidator Remuneration Update – The consequences of the Sakr Saga

Back in March 2017 the NSW Court of Appeal handed down the unanimous decision in Sanderson as Liquidator of Sakr Nominees Pty Ltd (in liq) v Sakr [2017] NSWCA 38 (Sakr), reigning in Brereton J’s application of proportionalit...

Published by Andrew Lacey
12 April, 2017
Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Daniela Ackland named Women’s Insolvency Network Australia (NSW) president

Litigation and Dispute Resolution team senior associate Daniela Ackland was last week named as the new president of The Women’s Insolvency Network Australia (WINA) NSW. WINA, formerly known as the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring...

Published by McCabes News
7 April, 2017
Employment

Sexual harassment damages – what’s the latest?

The amount of general damages awarded in sexual harassment cases is rising. Historically, the damages awarded in sexual harassment cases have been fixed at a conservative level and there has been a large disparity between the general damages awarded ...

Published by McCabes News
30 March, 2017
Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Liquidator Remuneration Update – NSW Court of Appeal Pushes Back Against Proportionality

On 9 March 2017 the NSW Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Sanderson as Liquidator of Sakr Nominees Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Sakr [2017] NSWCA 38, unanimously allowing the liquidator’s appeal against a decision of Brereton J apply...

Published by Andrew Lacey
28 March, 2017
COVID-19

ALERT – Changes to the requirements of the Notice of Employee Representational Rights commence 3 April 2017

Following a series of decisions by the Fair Work Commission with respect to the validity of Notices of Employee Representational Rights (NERR) that employers have issued to employees, the Federal Government has attempted to take step...

Published by McCabes News
28 March, 2017
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