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When faced with a takeover bid, the directors of the target company must make a crucial decision: If they believe the bid undervalues the shares of the company...

The Scheme is the product of recommendations by the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

In Stathakis v Richard Crookes Constructions Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 1113, the NSW Supreme Court entered a verdict and judgment for the defendant against the plaintiff’s unsuccessful negligence claim finding that the defendant, as the head contractor of the site on which the plaintiff sustained injury, did discharge the duty of care it owed.

The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia recently considered whether an agency contractor was an employee or an independent contractor in the case of Tattsbet Limited v. Morrow [2015] FCAFC 62.

This case turns on its facts, but is useful for guidance provided by His Honour as to what constitutes a question of law.

In August 2020, Holman Webb published warnings regarding cyber safety, scammers, hackers and dodgy money transfers - with a particular focus on the crucial need to take extra precautions when transferring money to third parties.

The Health Care Complaints Commission placed a prohibition order on Ms Huirong Zhou, a non-registered practitioner, following a Botox treatment she administered to a patient causing iatrogenic botulism and persistent difficulty swallowing and speaking...

Lack of perfection is not the only reason to remake an administrative decision, but it is often the most straightforward.

The claim for damages against the boat cruise operator and the employer by a worker on a Christmas cruise was dismissed.

The High Court has dismissed the appeal of an employer who negligently exposed its former employee to asbestos fibres, causing the employee to contract mesothelioma.

The High Court confirmed that an institutional defendant cannot escape exemplary damages simply because its agents honestly believed their conduct was lawful. Where institutional failures expose callous disregard for vulnerable people in their custody, exemplary damages remain available.

Medical Panels are likely to heed the Court's warning that determinations issued outside of time limits will be invalid.

Before considering reasonable treatment, establish that treatment is for a compensable injury, or a direct result of it.

Courts are hesitant to award costs when a party files a submitting appearance and takes no active role in proceedings.

The workers' compensation advisor failed to ensure that the plaintiff's common law action was commenced in time.

The plaintiff was engaged to Ms Sally Urquhart (‘the deceased’) who was killed when the aircraft in which she was a passenger crashed in far north Queensland, in 2005. The plaintiff’s claim for pecuniary loss was brought pursuant to the Civil Aviation (Carriers Liability) Act 1964 (QLD).

Prior to the passage of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, all questions in disputed cases for claims for personal and non-economic damages resulting from motor vehicle accidents were decided by the courts.