Member Articles

The last 20 years has seen a significant shift from companies utilising full time workers to part-time, casual and especially labour hire personnel.  In addition, many companies have structured their operational arr ...

Ms Avril Chapman commenced employment with Tassal Group Limited (Tassal) in August 2012. At 4:46 pm on 25 April 2017, Ms Chapman telephoned Tassal and left the following message: ‘Hi Michelle, it’s Avril one of you ...

This rare referral to the High Court makes clear that the narrative test of serious injury laid down by the Victorian Supreme Court in Humphries v Poljak1 25 years ago remains good law. There must be a subjecti ...

Authors: Johanna Kennerley, Senior Associate and Ben Hall, Special Counsel The ‘polluter pays principle’ is the corner-stone of global environmental policy, and the basis of environmental laws throughout Australia. ...

Authors: Katherine Hayes, Special Counsel and Greg Stirling, Senior Associate Data breaches are occurring more frequently, and with the new mandatory data breach reporting obligations looming, it's important to understa ...

Authors: James Plumb, Partner and Jasmine Wood, Associate A compensation dispute between landholders and a major coal seam gas producer over compensation has been determined by the Land Court.  In a decision hande ...