Community concern will continue to be a key driver of legislative change in the area of environment and planning in 2013.

The Australian driver, rather than the manufacturer, may then be more liable for any property damage or personal injury.

Three factors generate unpredictability in arbitration: diversity, discretion, and decision-making dynamics.

The Council of Australian Governments ("COAG") yesterday agreed that the Federal Government would assume responsibility for regulation of all consumer credit.

You might want to provide a safe working environment, but if you don't work together with the other duty-holders, your workers might still be in danger, as Joe Catanzariti explains.

The Queensland Government is proposing to implement an enforceable code of conduct which would require finance brokers to meet certain conduct standards in their dealings with clients.

Minister Penny Wong's announcement yesterday that the Commonwealth Government will invest $56 million in a national water market system demonstrates the Federal and State Governments' commitment to making water markets work more effectively across Australia.

The appeals in both the Sportsbet and Betfair matters have been heard, but the result is still pending.

Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pleaded guilty to criminal cartel conduct in the Federal Court.

Directors of companies who knowingly and deliberately contravene the Fair Work Act may be ordered to pay high penalties.

The amendments vary from award to award, and whether the employees were casual or full-time or part-time employees.

It was relevant that the employee in breach of a policy was a senior employee responsible for implementing the policies.

The NEG is a policy of great complexity and potentially significant impact, which needs careful scrutiny by participants.

We should see more details of the amended Limited Merits Review regime in 2017, and a consultation process is likely.

A court will not blindly accept time-based remuneration, but prefers to consider the proportionality of the remuneration.

We aim to provide you with expert commentary on key restructuring trends in FY16 and outline our expectations for FY17.

Consultation with new legislation is now underway on the future shape of Australia's agricultural export framework.

The amendments provide comfort to many developers and consent authorities, especially those with Sydney city projects.

The Government proposes to reinstate a trigger for development applications on land adjoining a State heritage place.

Just how the new Federal scheme interfaces with State and Territory SOP legislation is critical to any new proposal.