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A reminder to identify all defects as early as possible after defects are noticed.

The plaintiff in a motor accident claim had her injuries assessed by a review panel of the Medical Assessment Service ("MAS") and was found to have a less than 10% whole person impairment. Accordingly, there was no entitlement to general damages under s131 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 ("the Act").

The Federal Court has found that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) engaged in unlawful discrimination when it formed the view that a new employee was not medically fit for duties.

The Federal Court has found that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) engaged in unlawful discrimination when it formed the view that a new employee was not medically fit for duties.

Court reverses findings on apportionment of liability for contributory negligence and damages for gratuitous services.

The NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) recently ordered two employers to reinstate injured workers despite the continuing nature of the workers' restrictions.

The Australian Consumer Law (‘the ACL’) resulted from extensive government consultation and review of the existing legislative framework.

An employee's return to work after a period of maternity leave often raises issues for the employee and the employer.

The WA Court of Appeal referred to deleted standard clauses to aid in resolving ambiguity in the concluded agreement and held that an obligation to insure clause also impliedly covered subcontractors.

On 16 June 2010 the Commonwealth Attorney-General, Robert McLelland, introduced a Civil Dispute Resolution Bill (Bill) into Parliament. The Bill encourages parties to consider alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options to resolve their dispute at the earliest possible time before becoming fixed in a litigious position. By requiring parties to take ‘genuine steps’ to resolve disputes, the Bill seeks to have the effect that the real issues between the parties are identified before proceedings ac

One aspect of the Fair Work Act 2009 which has not received a great deal of attention are the provisions which protect employees from adverse action on the basis of religion. Section 351 provides that an employer must not take adverse action against a person who is an employee or prospective employee because of their religion.

On 23 May 2008, the Full Court of the South Australia Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the long running saga of QBE Insurance Limited v Nguyen

An offer of compromise made to settle a claim on a 'plus costs' basis runs the risk of falling foul of the court rules.

Recent media coverage sparked debate about the taking of "sickies" when an employer discovered an absent employee's Facebook page showing an image of the employee with a quote "..not going to work. **** I'm still trashed. Sickie woo!"

The Supreme Court of South Australia recently became the first court in Australia to award damages for the breach of an implied term of trust and confidence in an employment contract.

The NSW Court of Appeal has delivered an important decision which addresses the relevance of capacity for part-time employment to TPD claims.

Employers often seek to restrain former employees from competing against them and protect their commercially sensitive information from use or disclosure by former employees.