In Deans v Maryborough Christian Education Foundation Ltd [2019] QCA 73, the Court of Appeal has confirmed the trial judge’s decision that a school was not liable for a teacher’s ...
In Deans v Maryborough Christian Education Foundation Ltd [2019] QCA 73, the Court of Appeal has confirmed the trial judge’s decision that a school was not liable for a teacher’s slip on a grape.This win for the employer demonstrates that not every slip and fall at work results in a
Injured workers often apply out of time for review of insurers’ decisions in statutory workers’ compensation claims on the basis of ‘special circumstances’. But what really constitutes ‘special circumstances’? A recent Court of Appeal decision clarifies the position.
In December 2017, we published an article considering how courts in the United States and the United Kingdom had treated Uber drivers – that is, whether they were considered employees or independent contractors. Since then, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has handed down a decision that suggests that Uber drivers,
Uber now operates around the world and has annual revenue of about US$6.5 billion (and a valuation of about US$80 billion), in no small part thanks to the hundreds of thousands of people it calls its ‘driver partners’. But are ‘driver partners’ employees or independent contractors?
In the recent case of Brisbane Youth Service Inc v Beven [2017] QCA 211, a majority of the Queensland Court of Appeal found that an employer was negligent in allowing a family support worker, Ms Beven, to provide support services to a client who then assaulted her, which resulted in
Justice Henry of the Queensland Supreme Court in Cairns has found that a course of managerial mistreatment, which commenced in early 2010 and spanned about a year, caused the Cape York District’s Director of Nursing to develop a psychiatric injury that led to the loss of her career.
After his claim was initially dismissed by the District Court, Mr Berhane was today successful in his appeal to the Court of Appeal.
That was the expensive lesson learned by Ms Whitley, whose claim was dismissed by the District Court earlier this month with costs. Cooper Grace Ward acted for WorkCover Queensland in the successful defence of the claim.
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory has provided guidance on the extent of an employer’s duty to employees performing ‘simple and commonplace’ tasks.
In the recent case of Wright v Glencore Queensland Limited [2016] QSC 247, the Queensland Supreme Court was asked to consider whether a self-insurer could withdraw its agreement for a particular doctor to perform a second degree of permanent impairment (DPI) assessment.
Insurance Partner Tony Park has been recognised as a leading lawyer by Doyle’s Guide in its list of Leading Workers’ Compensation Lawyers (Defendant).
Contractual indemnities appear in many services agreements, including subcontracting, labour hire and wet plant hire agreements. Indemnity clauses shift liability from one party to another by requiring one party to indemnify the other.
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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