ArticleWhat does "unfit for work" mean? How to find out more from your employeesThe decision in Australian & International Pilots' Association v Qantas Airways provides some guidance.AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleWhat you need to know about proposed changes to parental leaveThis "anti-double-dipping bill" aims to reduce benefits to workers who receive parental leave from their employers.AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleDramatic changes - Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (NSW)This Bill proposes dramatic changes to the criteria applied in state government decisions affecting mining authorities.AustraliaEnergy and Natural ResourcesSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleHospital avoids vicarious liability for VMO (Visiting Medical Officer)VMOs who treat patients on their own behalf are not considered employees, so do not have the same rights or protections.AustraliaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleImpact of Machinery of Government changes on agenciesHere are some MOG basics to help you navigate this issue.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleAustralia slow on the cyber insurance uptakeA review of the market suggests a number of possible reasons for the hesitancy in purchasing standalone cyber insurance.AustraliaInsuranceSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticlePatents: Crown use provisions to change?On 30 May 2013, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2013 was introduced into Parliament. AustraliaIntellectual PropertySparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleGetting personal - When is information, personal information?The AAT has significantly refined the test for determining whether a piece of information is "personal information".AustraliaPrivacySparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleConveyancing Amendment (Sunset Clauses) Bill 2015 now passedThe Bill primarily intends to prevent developers from unjustly benefitting at the expense of the purchaser.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleLimited grounds to review adjudication determinations — non-jurisdictional error not availableParties with a non-jurisdictional error of law made by an adjudicator are not able to have the determination set aside.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleNew tax requirements for property vendors and purchasersThese tax changes apply to purchase or sale transactions of freehold property with a market value of $2 million or more.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticlePublic notification of development applications in NSW — When a public notice is no notice at allA failure to comply with EPA public notification requirements can invalidate development approvals granted by Councils.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleShort-term Holiday Letting in NSW Options Paper - have your sayStakeholders, industry and the general public in NSW are invited to respond to the ideas raised in this Options Paper.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleStudent accommodation - getting the right solutionIt is widely recognised that universities need to help meet student accommodation demand to secure student enrolments. AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleLaw reform on the road ahead for national heavy vehicle legislationThe NTC released a policy paper in November 2015, proposing a series of recommendations for amendments to the HVNL.AustraliaTransportSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleThe end of an industryWhen the factory doors swing closed at General Motors Holden and Toyota in 2017, it will mark the end of an era. AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleConsistent surveillance defeats a good days & bad days argument in this workers compensation matterAfter considering the surveillance, medical and vocational evidence, the Court dismissed the serious injury application.AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticlePVYW doesn't prevent acts of chivalry in the course of employmentDiscussion of O'Loughlin v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd.AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleCourt grants injunction despite absence of restraint of trade clauseSummary of APT Technology Pty Ltd v Aladesaye [2014] FCA 966.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleWe are all in this together - changes to chain of responsibility for transport safety effective 1 OctoberThe process of reform of the Australian transport and logistics industry will commence implementation in most states.AustraliaTransportSparke Helmore Lawyers