The award leaves the appellant with less in her pocket and, maybe, a different view of the initial offer of compromise.

The retail leases industry in Victoria is now regulated by the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) and the new Regulations.

After Timbercorp went into liquidation, thousands of borrowers failed to meet their loan repayment obligations.

Proposed changes to Director Penalty Notice ("DPN") rules were postponed when the Bill was withdrawn from Parliament.

This Bluescope Steel matter is a warning for all employers that loyalty cannot be assumed and vigilance is paramount.

The TPP still represents significant opportunities for exporters to Australia, and importers of Australian goods.

The energy efficiency disclosure provisions under the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 ("Act") came into force on 1 July 2010. However the disclosure obligations do not begin until 1 November 2010 which is the Implementation Day.

A recent decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench provides guidance for First Nations people looking to hunt in Saskatchewan.

On March 19, 2010, OSHA issued a Fire Resistant/Retardant Clothing enforcement memorandum pertaining to oil and gas operations.

The majority of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal) suggested in West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia (Chief Inspector of Mines), 2011 BCCA 247, that under certain circumstances Treaty 8 protected the right to hunt a specific herd of animals and not merely a general right to hunt for food. The Court considered the contemporary nature and scope of the Treaty 8 right to hunt and opined that it is defined by the understanding of the treaty parties at the time it was con

A federal court in Los Angeles just proved that, even after many years of difficult, protracted litigation, and despite several pretrial rulings in plaintiffs' favor ...

The decision in the Hunt & Hunt case mean that a court is more likely to find that defendants are concurrent wrongdoers.

The Attorney General, George Brandis, acknowledged and thanked Alan Jones for his contribution in raising the issue.

There has not been any significant increase in industrial action since commencement of the Fair Work Act 2009 ("FW Act"). This is because it retains some of the more stringent features of WorkChoices.

This matter concerns costs in the event that an offer of compromise was rejected and the party who served the offer of compromise goes on to succeed at hearing.

The decision in Hunt v. Canada is an important constitutional and tax law case from the Federal Court of Appeal. The Court examined whether the “advantage tax” imposed on misuse of Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) under the Income Tax Act was actually a penalty disguised as a tax.

On Thursday, February 16, 2017, the Delaware bankruptcy judge overseeing the Energy Future Holdings Corp. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, stated that the most recent plan for emergence from Chapter 11 met the standards for confirmation.

A person's liability will only be reduced by proportionate liability when they have caused the same loss or damage.

The Supreme Court of Canada has announced that it will not hear an appeal from the British Columbia Court of Appeal's decision in West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia (Chief Inspector of Mines), 2011 BCCA 247.

The UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has acknowledged the green potential of nuclear power by classifying it as environmentally sustainable.