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Australian business owners and intellectual property rights holders are advised to remain vigilant amid a surge in email scams impersonating law firms.

On 10 June 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission unveiled reforms aimed at revitalising the ASX listing pipeline, marking a substantive structural development to IPO regulation in Australia.

The Queensland Government has released a consultation paper on significant proposed reforms to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and Water Act 2000 across key areas such as environmental authorities, progressive rehabilitation and underground water management.

Under latest changes to the WHS Regulation, employers must prepare a written prevention plan addressing the risk of sexual and sex or gender-based harassment.

A recent decision involving a long-serving teacher provides a timely reminder for employers about the importance of procedural fairness and the value of appointing external investigators when investigating misconduct.

The Supreme Court recently held that an employee with 10 years of continuous service in another jurisdiction and just 18 days of service in Queensland satisfied the requirements for long service leave under Queensland’s Industrial Relations Act.

With more employees requesting flexible working arrangements, employers need to be aware of their obligations when responding to these requests.

The Federal Court recently ordered that an employer pay $350,000 compensation and $60,000 penalties for unlawfully terminating a nurse’s employment due to her race and exercise of workplace rights.

In this edition of It depends, partners Scott Hay-Bartlem and Clinton Jackson discuss the proposed Division 296 tax and whether you should withdraw your super ahead of 1 July 2025.

In this episode of SMSFs with CGW we’re talking about the proposed tax on super balances over $3 million.
Who, what, where with lawyer Madeline Treschman. Hear how long she’s been at Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers, what she would be doing if she wasn’t working in law and what she loves about her job.

Cooper Grace Ward is delighted to announce Doyles Guide has listed litigation and dispute resolution partner Rocco Russo and his team in their 2025 rankings of Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyers and Law Firms in Queensland.