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The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) commenced proceedings against Coles due to underpayment of its trolley collectors. Coles outsourced these services to contractors who were underpaying the employees. Coles has now entered into an Enforce...
The Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012 (Cth) requires the Commonwealth Government to pay outstanding superannuation, annual leave, redundancy and wages entitlements for eligible employees who have lost their jobs due to the liquidation or ...
Justice Kaye of the Victorian Supreme Court recently considered an action for false imprisonment and assault brought by Bryan Biddle (Biddle) against the State of Victoria and three Victorian police officers. At about 10:30pm on 19 ...
The full court of the Supreme Court of South Australia recently considered an action for defamation brought by Derick Sands (Sands) against the State of South Australia. In 2004 South Australian Police were investigating a murder. S...
Author: Olga Voukidis Judgement Date: 16th July, 2015 Citation: Aldred v Stelcad Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 201 Jurisdiction: NSW Court of Appeal [1] In brief Liability for injuries sustained by an entrant onto demised premises will primarily rest with the...
Author: Olga Voukidis Judgement Date: 16th July, 2015 Citation: Aldred v Stelcad Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 201 Jurisdiction: NSW Court of Appeal [1] In brief Liability for injuries sustained by an entrant onto demised premises will primarily rest with the...
Author: Carly Stephens Judgement Date: 20th June, 2015 Citation: Hitchens v Zurich Australia Limited [2015] NSWSC 825 Jurisdiction: NSW Supreme Court [1] In brief An insurer may avoid a policy on the grounds of non-disclosure or misrepresentation whe...
Justice Kaye of the Victorian Supreme Court recently considered an action for false imprisonment and assault brought by Bryan Biddle (Biddle) against the State of Victoria and three Victorian police officers. Background At about 10:3...
The recent decision of Campbell AJA in Penson v Titan National Pty Limited (No. 3) [2015] NSWCA 121 (Penson) handed down on 26 June 2015 is a timely reminder of the entitlement of a party to seek a gross sum costs order as an alternative to ...
