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In the recent Fair Work Commission (Commission) decision of Mr James Green v Toll Holdings Ltd [2016] FWC 2790, an employee was ordered to pay his employer’s costs after running away from his own unfair dismissal he...
The state’s major overhaul of the strata laws will finally commence on 30 November 2016 with the introduction of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (the Act), the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (the Regulations...
Despite being 15,195 kilometres apart, Britain’s decision to leave Europe has been described by some as a ‘king hit’ to Australia. Whilst Australia is unlikely to suffer any permanent scars from this blow, Australia will be forced t...
Earlier this year we published an article on the case of Crown Melbourne Limited v Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vic) Pty Ltd & Anor, noting that there had been a grant of special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia. The matter was sub...
Woolworths has admitted to being ‘knowingly concerned’ in a laundry detergent price-fixing scheme that provided Woolworths with a total benefit of $4.36 million. The Federal Court accepted the joint submissions of Woolworths and the ACCC and ordered ...
Recently, Land and Property Information (LPI) listed the Land Sales Act 1964 (the Act) on its agenda for repeal, claiming that instalment contracts are so rarely used that the Act represents a regulatory bur...
A recent NSW Court of Appeal decision brings new meaning to the term ‘buyer beware’ and is a warning to carefully monitor statements that a target makes to its employees during a merger. Following a claim by two employees, the Royal Bank ...
The New South Wales Court of Appeal in the case of Carangelo v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 126 (Carangelo) recently considered the application of section 5D(2) of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) (
Australians being paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will see an increase of $15.80 per week or 2.4% in wages as a result of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) releasing their annual wage review decision on 31 May 2016...