The Supreme Court of NSW made a ruling in the high-profile case Kemp v Findlay [2024]. This court case highlights the importance of correctly executing a Will.

BLI v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited

"Attendant care services means services that aim to provide assistance to people with everyday tasks, and includes (for example) personal assistance, nursing, home maintenance and domestic services.”. As defined by the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (MAIA). A recent decision of Member Cassidy of the Personal Injury Commission delved into what is meant by “everyday tasks”.

The Gazal v Setiawan and Topaloglu case underscores the importance of protecting confidentiality in mediation. It involved a family dispute over valuable watches, where the improper disclosure of their values led to legal repercussions. This case serves as a reminder to restrict the use of litigation-obtained information to its intended purpose.

ASIC has started bringing court actions against Directors in Australia for failing to have a Director Identification Number (DIN). The actions brought by ASIC are criminal. Therefore, any penalty imposed by the court in such a case will result in the Director having a criminal record.

A new definition of “Casual Employee” under the Fair Work Act* and more than 140 Federal Modern Awards will take effect from 26 August 2024.

When doing business with anyone, mutual expectations must be agreed upon. If minority investors are to become part of your organisation the rights and responsibilities of those investors should be clearly set out in shareholder agreements and be well known and understood by the parties.

As a law firm that has acted for hundreds of buyers and sellers of businesses, we have learned that the timing of a transaction can be fundamental to its success or failure.

The ‘right to disconnect’ entitles an employee to ‘refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact or attempted contact’ from their employer or third parties (such as clients) outside of their working hours, unless it is unreasonable to do so. There are changes taking place on the 26th August 2024. What are these changes, and how do they affect employers? 

A principal to a labour hire arrangement has recently been fined for breaches of section 46 of the Work Health and Safety Act (the WHS Act) for failing to consult after a worker sustained injuries in a quad bike accident.

We have seen multiple clients affected by this issue over the last 12 months. For that reason, we ask all our clients whether they have appropriate policies, procedures, and practices in place to minimise the chance of a cyber attack and, equally important, to confidently manage the cyber attack if and when it occurs.