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Urgent contested applications, including injunctions, may proceed by phone and video, during this COVID-19 crisis.

From November, the unfair contracts regime will be extended to include standard form contracts with small businesses.

The draft bill proposes to continue the use of electronic means and alternative technologies in corporate Australia.

The Federal Court has now issued its penalty judgment in the high-profile Prime Trust/ APCHL. case.

On April 12 2017 a very interesting decision by the Full Court of the Federal Court was handed down.

As EOFY approaches, beware seasonal scams targeting Australian registered businesses.

As the new financial year rapidly approaches, our experts outline key changes that take effect from 1 July 2017.

Corporations may be obliged to pay fines, but it is the executives whose careers, reputations and lives may be at stake.

The OECD has released its report on Australia's implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.

Recent case emphasises the importance of ensuring all workers engaging high risk activities follow appropriate safety measures.

You can encourage, but you cannot require anyone to download the COVIDSafe app.

The Court found that the employer's duty of care required taking all reasonable steps to provide a safe system of work.

These decisions are a reminder of the wide range of factors the FWC might take into account in unfair dismissal cases.

The positive duty of employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace originated in the Respect@Work inquiry.

Growers should check their hire agreements, as the FWO is reviewing complaints from workers about labour hire businesses.

Direct testimony from the decision-maker, accepted as reliable, is capable of discharging the burden upon an employer.

A recent decision highlights how employers can comply with the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code for summary dismissal.