The employment relationship changes over time, so employers should regularly review and update contracts of employment.

Workplace law compliance starts at the top: Employer held liable in negligence as a result of CEO's bullying behaviour.

To what extent will the state regulations limit the broad definition of labour hire relationships already in the Acts?

Employers may assume that everyone knows what defines inappropriate behaviour, but recent research suggests otherwise.

All employees covered by the Fair Work Act 2009 can now access five days of unpaid family and domestic violence leave.

Effective 1 January 2014, the Fair Work Commission will have the jurisdiction to deal with workplace bullying complaints.

Contractors should implement their WHS management plan to help minimise risk exposure and maintain a safe work environment.

Employers are encouraged to adopt a 'mischief management plan' to reduce legal risk that comes with trick or treating at work.

Investors and financiers and others who fall within the "related person" test should be aware of these amendments.

Certain fintechs have 12 months' immunity from holding an AFSL or an ACL, to enable testing of their product or service.

The underwriters were entitled to rely upon the exclusion in the policy, so the applicant was not entitled to indemnity.

The ICC standard international trading terms have been updated, so Incoterms 2020 will be available from 1 January 2020.

Councils' power to ignore a private covenant may be good news for property developers in New South Wales.

Qld and NSW construction companies may not be able to seek adjudication with respect to their work on mining leases.

Recent case shows how courts may determine applications for relief against forfeiture of a retail lease in light of the COVID.

..includes a ban on evictions, pausing rental increases, land tax relief & implementation of mandatory code & rent relief.

The changes are a significant step forward and introduce more transparency and accountability in the rezoning process.

In NSW, representatives of landlords and tenants are now able to prepare, sign and register most leases electronically.

The case held that charterparties are not "sea carriage documents" as defined in the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991.

Clarity and simplicity and avoiding legalese are key when drafting transport, supply chain and logistics contracts.