ArticleProhibitions on pay secrecy in employment contractsA general overview of new statutory provisions and significant transitional provisions.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleSelf-represented individuals beware: The risk of using AI for your employment law claim including show cause responses, unfair dismissals and other claimsA recent decision of the Fair Work Commission demonstrates the dangers that can arise if you are too dependant on AI.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleUnreasonable workloads and psychiatric injury – when does a duty to protect employees arise?An employer's duty to ameliorate risk of psychiatric harm may arise even before an employee shows signs of distress. AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleWhat are my rights at work as a new parent? – The EssentialsThe article helps to understand your rights as you re-enter the workplace, when the time is right for you and your family.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleWhat are zombie agreements and why should employers take action now?Article describes zombie agreements and advises employers regarding what they are required to do.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleWorkers' compensation for Victorian self-employed individuals – what are my entitlements?What is workers' compensation insurance? Who classifies as a worker? What if I am an employee of my own company?AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleIntestate administration and order of deaths: the tragic circumstances in NSW Trustee and Guardian v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 1121The case highlights the importance of having a will to give a clear direction as to the distribution of estate assets.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleWills and Estates Newsletter – September 2020This newsletter includes a selection of recent interesting decisions and outcomes relating to wills and estate planning.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleA comprehensive guide to lodging a complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints AuthorityExplains the process of lodging a complaint with AFCA and how to seek resolution for your financial dispute.AustraliaFinance and BankingCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleBinding death benefit nominations (BDBNs) for super fundsBinding Death Benefit Nominations for super funds are only possible if the trust deed allows members to make a BDBN.AustraliaFinance and BankingCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleAustralian Immigration Law: What's New in 2023? [Part 1]Part 1 covers current border arrangements, Ministerial Direction 100 and the review of Australia's migration system.AustraliaImmigrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleIn a nutshell: Australian COVID-19 inbound international travel restrictions and how to get an exemptionA biosecurity measure in response to the global pandemic was the restriction of inbound or outbound international travel.AustraliaImmigrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleChanges to the NSW Civil Liability Act and what this means for claimantsAmendments to the CLA will affect both previously settled claims & current claims.AustraliaInsuranceCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleCase Summary – BYM V The Corporation Of The Trustees Of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Brisbane Trading As Brisbane Catholic Education [2026] QCA 6The appellant, BYM, alleged that in 1999, when she was approximately eight or nine years old, she was sexually assaulted by a groundsman (CD)...AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleCase Summary – Randwick City Council V Wunderwald [2026] NSWCA 116The New South Wales Court of Appeal examined whether a $50,000 award for future economic loss to a minor injured in a café accident met the evidentiary requirements of the Civil Liability Act 2002. The decision clarifies the stringent standards courts must apply when assessing damages for children, particularly regarding assumptions about future earning capacity and the need for concrete evidence rather than mere possibilities. AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleCase Summary: Stewart V Metro North Hospital And Health Service [2025] HCA 34 – The High Court Reframes Reasonableness In DamagesAssessing "reasonableness" when awarding damages for future care under the Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) (CLA).AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleI've been injured in a motor vehicle accident in Tasmania - what steps should I take now? – A step-by-step guideIf you are injured in a motor vehicle accident in Tasmania, this guide will assist.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
Article"Just, quick, and cheap" – what it means for your personal injury claim in NSWThe Civil Procedure Act outlines three key objectives for handling cases. How these principles affect your personal injury claim.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleMy dog would not bite anyone – would you bet your house on it?Dog owners are liable to compensate a person who is injured if their dog attacks someone.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleNegligence and the scope of liability (legal causation)Proving negligence and legal causation is not as straight forward as the commonly accepted concepts and definitions.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea