They face a high evidentiary burden to sue a director of a company in liquidation for misleading and deceptive conduct.

Safe Work Australia released guidelines on how to interpret the concept of "reasonably practicable" in the workplace.

The NSW Local Court confirmed that any entitlement to leave loading was also payable upon termination of employment.

The case found for the employer in relation to alleged breaches of an employment agreement and implied employer duties,.

The purpose of this article is to let readers know of some of the more recent developments in WHS laws.

A discussion of the recent judgment in Shaw v The Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000.

A lender may only need to demonstrate that it relied on the negligent misrepresentation (valuation), and suffered loss.

The Commissioner could use the Model Law implemented under the Cross-Border Insolvency Act to recover Australian funds.

This decision clarified the Corporations Act time limits for the commencement of proceedings for voidable transactions.

The UCT extension may end up becoming more challenging to small business developers intending to sell off-the-plan.

The unfair contract term provisions of the Australian Consumer Law now extend to standard form small business contracts.

Legal professional privilege can be used to protect the confidentiality of workplace disciplinary investigations.

This judgment is a helpful summary of principles associated with an application to terminate the winding-up of a company.

The Supreme Court of NSW has a wide discretion to stay the execution of a writ of possession.

This case provides some helpful guidance for liquidators in relation to the required level of disclosure for affidavits.

Employers should now exercise caution when disciplining or dismissing employees who have made complaints in the past,.

The scope of the new anti-bullying laws is far reaching and could hit businesses from different angles at the same time.

The employee was not covered by a modern award, so was not protected from unfair dismissal under the Fair Work Act 2009.

The High Court held that members of a managed investment scheme could not bargain away the rights conferred by the Act.

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