The Court of Appeal has increased the damages awarded to a truck driver who sustained a lower back injury at work to $967,000, highlighting that courts will be cautious in ...
The Court of Appeal has increased the damages awarded to a truck driver who sustained a lower back injury at work to $967,000, highlighting that courts will be cautious in applying discounts to account for pre-existing medical conditions.
The presumption of advancement is commonly used as a means of protecting the family home against creditors.
New legislation governing casual employment commenced today. The new legislation has significant implications for casual employees and their employers.
On 22 March 2021, the COVID-19 temporary relief that amended the Corporations Act to allow for electronic signing and virtual meetings expired.
The Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) (EPA) imposes duties to prevent environmental harm. There are significant liabilities for contravention.
It is common in commercial disputes for a party to argue that, because they have a set-off, they are not liable to pay the amount claimed.
The amendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1994, which established the environmental chain of responsibility laws in Queensland, have been in place for nearly five years.
On 23 February 2021, the Federal Parliament passed two Acts which merge the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court into one Court.
Whether an individual is an employee or contractor continues to cause disputes.
As an employer, are you taking all reasonable steps to manage the impact of stress on the workplace?
The scope of a principal contractor’s common law and statutory duty of care toward a subcontractor’s employee has been identified as less stringent than the duty of care owed by the relevant employee’s employer, even in circumstances where the principal contractor has the ultimate control of the workplace.
In this recent decision, a café and its general manager were ordered to pay penalties exceeding a combined total of $230,000 for contraventions of the FW Act described by the Court as being brought about by ‘deliberate indifference’ to obligations arising under the FW Act and the applicable modern award.
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.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.