ArticleThe benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)ADR refers to a wide range of services that provide a non-litigation based approach to resolving legal disputes.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleTrauma Informed Practice: Our Approach To Balancing Advocacy And CompassionCarroll & O'Dea Lawyers explores how trauma informed practice transforms legal representation for personal injury clients who have experienced serious physical and psychological injuries. The firm examines the delicate balance between delivering strong advocacy and treating trauma survivors with dignity, respect and empathy throughout complex legal processes. AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleParliamentary Inquiry into Health Outcomes & Access to Health & Hospital Services in Rural, Regional & Remote NSW – Part 1The Inquiry will investigate access to health and hospital services in rural NSW in comparison to services in the cities.AustraliaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleBusiness owners and WorkCover compensationIf someone manages their own business & sustains an injury, that business owner could be entitled to WorkCover compensation.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleEmployment Law Update – What is changing from 1 July 2021?Summary of the changes taking place in the employment law area from 1 July 2021.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleNo pay while on holiday - is that legal? Apparently yes!An employer can simply contract with an employee to pay annual leave pay as an identified component with the weekly pay.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleCharitable Bequests - Issues for will makersCharities often publish the wording that they recommend be used by a Will maker who wishes to leave a gift to that charity.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleGood news: Modern Slavery Bill 2018 - Introduction into NSW ParliamentThis Bill will demonstrate the state's strong commitment to the abolition of modern slavery in Australia and overseas.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleWhose Domain is it anyway? The startling attempt to seize international top-level domain names via the US Federal CourtA recent US case has raised eyebrows and rattled the cyber-sphere in more ways than one.AustraliaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleCase Summary: New South Wales Nurses And Midwives’ Association v Health Secretary [2026] NSWIRComm 4The Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales has awarded substantial wage increases to nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing, following a finding that their work has been historically undervalued on gender-based grounds. The decision addresses systemic pay inequities in female-dominated healthcare professions while balancing economic considerations for the New South Wales public sector. AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleThe new Fair Work Act definition of `workplace bullying'Amendments were made to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), including the incorporation of a 'workplace bullying' definition.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleKey changes to Australian immigration law from January 2021 – Part #1: New categories of visas that can be cancelled on biosecurity groundsMore temporary visa holders face the risk of visa cancellations if they breach sections of the Biosecurity Act 2015.AustraliaImmigrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleTotal and Permanent Disability (TPD) – what it is and how can injured Tasmanian workers make a claim?A TPD claim can be brought in any situation where an injury, disability, or illness has prevented you from working.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleCan Impairments From Separate Injuries Resulting In The Same Pathology Be Combined To Produce A Higher Whole Person Impairment?When workers suffer repeated injuries to the same body part over years of employment, a critical question emerges: can permanent impairments from separate incidents be combined if they result in identical pathology?AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleCoronavirus - What you need to know if you are currently on WorkCover in VictoriaIf you contacted the Coronavirus at work, you should quickly notify your employer, who can manage the risk to others. AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleI'm still injured: How can I leave the NSW workers compensation scheme?Injured workers in NSW may have options to exit the workers compensation scheme without sacrificing their support.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleMaking a trauma insurance claim after cancer: Avoid these common pitfallsUnderstanding how trauma insurance policies work & the common pitfalls can make a significant difference to your chances of a successful claim.AustraliaInsuranceCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleProtective costs order made to indemnify independent solicitor acting as tutor for child in brain injury caseThis was an interlocutory decision about the appointment of a tutor for the child appellant, to carry on his proceedings.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleThe role of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in Australian consumer protection and the significance of the Woolworths and Coles casesConsumers have a right to know when they are genuinely receiving a discount and when prices are simply being manipulatedAustraliaConsumer ProtectionCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleHow is the ACNC progressing for charities?Now that we are nearing six months since its commencement, charities have acquired 'the feel' for how ACNC will operate.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawCarroll & O'Dea