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"No Win, No Fee" means that all people, regardless of background or financial circumstances, can seek legal advice.

The exceptions to Section 237 of the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003. The section prevents an individual from seeking common law damages against an employer they meet certain criteria.

Last week, the government of Australia released an "Exposure Draft" of a bill that, if passed into law, would amend Australia's Privacy Act to require notification to the government...

This decision is likely to have wide-ranging ramifications for all participants in the construction industry in NSW.

Discusses a dispute concerning whether or not a property vendor was entitled to cancel a contract of sale & keep the purchaser's deposit. Who won?

A recent Court of Appeal case confirms that in relation to a claim under section 37 of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) (DBP Act) the Court may assess damages in a robust manner...

Assessing damages in these conditions could be difficult and imprecise, so certain subjective assessments may be needed.

In our earlier update concerning the decisions in Southern Han1 and Shade Systems2 we noted the NSW Court of Appeal decision in Shade Systems was under appeal to the High Court.

The case clarified that the 10-year imitation period applies to all NSW claims for damages for defective building work.

The NSW Supreme Court recently handed down the latest quantum judgment in the long running dispute between FX Group Holdings Pty Ltd and Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd, concerning the interpretation ...

The Supreme Court of NSW recently found that the delivery of copy of an adjudication application under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (Act) saved on a USB enclosed under a covering letter was not alone sufficient to effect service under the Act.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal's recent decision in Royal Wins Pty Ltd and Innovation and Science Australia AATA 4320 reinforces that it is important taxpayers appropriately document a hypothesis prior to commencing research and development activities.

The Federal Court of Australia ("The Court") released its decision in the case of Glencore Investment Pty Ltd v. the Commissioner of Taxation on September 3, 2019.

これまでオーストラリアの裁判所は、誤認表示の禁止違反に基づく株主の損害賠償請求において、株主が当該誤認表示を認識し、かつ、当#

In the recent decision of Sarkis v Summit Broadway Pty Ltd, the New South Wales Court of Appeal was asked to consider whether the negligent driver of a motor vehicle and the CTP insurer could be held liable in damages for the subsequent suicide of a passenger who had suffered an injury in the subject accident.

The Full Federal Court has now determined that infringement cannot occur until the grant of the innovation patent.

The Court recently delivered judgment in a cross-claim for contribution made by a surgeon against a private hospital.

The decision has ramifications for lenders in professional negligence litigation, particularly claims against valuers.