Fair Work Act will soon provide a ‘right to disconnect’
The right to disconnect has received media attention as the trend of work extending into personal life is seen as an increasingly important issue.
By Paul Moorhouse - 2 min read
Criminal law: April 2015
Reporting and analysis of the most recent notable decisions of the NSWSC and NSWCCA. By THOMAS SPOHR.
By Thomas Spohr - 2 min read
The latest from the Federal Court: April 2015
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By THOMAS HURLEY.
By Thomas Hurley - 1 min read
The latest from the High Court: April 2015
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By THOMAS HURLEY.
By Thomas Hurley - 2 min read
Parallel importation: defending an allegation of trade mark infringement
Practitioners acting for parallel importers may face resistance from Australian trade mark owners and local distributors. By JULIAN ZMOOD.
By Julian Zmood - 2 min read
Space law: a new frontier in legal practice
Space Law and Global Space Governance (GSG) are terms that refer to the international process of regulating global space activities. Mechanisms include international and regional…
By Kim Ellis - 3 min read
Who is to blame in single vehicle accidents? Guidance on blameless accident provisions
Drivers in single vehicle accidents may bring a claim under the blameless accident provisions of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW). By KAREN BULLUSS.
By Karen Bulluss - 1 min read
Supply chain accountability: how far does responsibility extend? Recent enforcement outcomes in the trolley collecting industry
There are significant benefits for a company at the top of a supply chain in taking responsibility to ensure that contracts throughout the supply chain…
By Janine Webster, Reshma Bargon and Megan Carter - 2 min read
Australian consumer law: false or misleading extended warranties representations
The decision in ACCC v Fisher & Paykel Customer Services [2014] FCA 1393 provides a useful reminder to businesses of their obligations under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) in…
By Catherine Bembrick - 2 min read
Assisting the ‘missing middle’: funding the costs of litigation
As reflected in the Government’s recent Productivity Commission Inquiry Report, ‘access to justice’ in civil litigation, is frequently limited to ‘big business’, high net worth…
By Sarah Hawksworth - 3 min read
Agency, fraud and defeasibility of title: when can a registered interest in land by rendered defeasible?
The High Court in Cassegrain v Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 2 has affirmed the circumstances in which the ‘fraud’ exception to indefeasibility of…
By Anthony Lo Surdo SC and Jocelyn Williams - 2 min read