There has been a lot of discussion about how non-arm’s length income (NALI) and non-arm’s length expenditure (NALE) apply to self-managed superannuation funds ...
There has been a lot of discussion about how non-arm’s length income (NALI) and non-arm’s length expenditure (NALE) apply to self-managed superannuation funds
The High Court has overturned a highly debated Full Federal Court decision that entitled long-term casuals to claim leave and pay entitlements reserved for permanent employees.
The story of Greensill’s capital gains is not a happy one. But there are important lessons for advisers acting for trusts that distribute capital gains to non-resident beneficiaries.
The Federal Court has recently confirmed that liquidators are able to assign their rights to examine people and to obtain the production of documents.
With Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing that COVID-19 vaccinations will become mandatory for residential aged care workers, now is the perfect time for employers to start preparing.
As of 1 July 2021, the last of the recent reforms to the Defamation Act 2005 (Qld) came into effect, bringing Queensland’s defamation framework into line with the law in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
A Supreme Court in Australia has dismissed an application by a UK company’s moratorium restructuring practitioners for recognition of a UK moratorium and ordered that the company be wound up under Australian law.
The future of workplace health and safety prosecutions in Queensland is in limbo after a recent case held the complaint form used by the Workplace Health and Safety Prosecutor provides insufficient detail to enable the defendant to defend the matter and therefore fails to invoke the jurisdiction of the Court.
Employers should be prepared to change the way they look at and treat sexual harassment after the Australian Government commits to sweeping legislative reform in response to the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in the Australian Workplace.
Two recent unfair dismissal cases highlight the dangers of posting on social media, even when posts are made using private accounts.
BB v State of Queensland [2020] QCAT 496, provides insight into the importance of considering the needs and interests of the student, other peers in the classroom, and the wider community.
A teacher’s summary dismissal for serious misconduct causing harm to a student was not deemed to be unfair despite holes in the dismissal process.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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