Paying a casual loading does not mean an employee is a casual and may not remove the obligation to pay annual leave.

The worker relationship will be viewed as a whole and not primarily by the written agreement that is put in place.

Sexual harassment cases now attract higher damages as courts penalise systemic failures & inadequate responses.

Employers should ensure that they do not engage in discrimination and are aware of the perils of unconscious bias.

Workplace sexual harassment liability is not limited to employers and employees. A recent court decision confirmed that contractors, customers, and other third parties can be directly liable where their conduct occurs...

WorkSafe Victoria successfully prosecuted Court Services Victoria over its failure to provide a safe workplace.

Medical practitioners have an obligation to seek informed consent from relevant individuals and/or parents/guardians.

Notification of facts that might give rise to a claim must be detailed & comprehensive to indicate that the claim may arise.

This SA decision reaffirmed that, with proper foresight, commercial occupiers can protect themselves from liability.

In many personal injury cases, the plaintiff may be the sole source of evidence of the circumstances of an accident.

Courts will not delay hearings based on the speculative prospect of future legislative changes.

An NCAT decision demonstrates how chronic maintenance failures by owners corporations can result in substantial costs orders, even without damages awards. The case clarifies when lot owners can be quarantined from contributing to legal costs and establishes clear responsibilities for identifying and delineating repair obligations in strata schemes.

Courts clarify scope of statutory duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid economic loss in respect of building defects.

Workers who are currently independent contractors could soon be considered employees, for certain purposes under the FW Act.

Eligible Australians may request a registered medical practitioner for access to voluntary assisted dying, or euthanasia.

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has ruled that insurers can deny indemnity and reduce liability to nil when an insured fails to disclose material changes in risk. This case examines how a pharmaceutical manufacturer's undisclosed pivot to hand sanitiser production during COVID-19, involving a fifteenfold increase in ethanol storage, led to a complete denial of coverage following a devastating fire.

The HC's refusal to hear the UCPT case leaves ongoing uncertainty over 'prior known circumstances' exclusions in insurance.

Advocate's immunity is an immunity from suit, enabling legal practitioners to defend negligence claims arising from work performed in the conduct of litigation.

For insurers and health providers the decision underscores the strength of limitation defences.

Laws to safeguard Australia's national security and economic interests against the evolving cyber threat landscape.