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The GFC, financial advice and limitation periods for Australia

Contact: Katherine Hayes, Senior Associate and Greg Stirling, Associate The 2008 global financial crisis resulted in countless claims and litigated proceedings against financial advisors and their financial service ...

Brave new world: technology assisted review

Contact: Andrew Shute, Partner and Ben Hall, Special Counsel Lawyers (and judges) have sometimes been accused of being Luddites, concerned about the pace of technological change, and what this might mean for the pr ...

In California, Commission-Only Employees Must Be Paid Separately for Rest Periods

Written By: Brian Ragen In Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC, a California Court of Appeal recently held that inside sales employees who are paid on a 100% commission basis must be separately compensated for their res ...

Queensland, Australia: Due diligence condition not strong enough

Handed down in March 2017, the decision of Manitowoq Platinum Pty Ltd & Ors v Wesfarmers Federation Insurance Ltd (WFI) (Manitowoq Platinum) is of particular interest as the District Court of Western Australia considered ...

Independent Umpires, Merits-Based Applications and the Disutility of Sunday Work– A Guide to the Penalty Rates Decision

On 23 February 2017, the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision on applications by employer organisations to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates in six modern awards in the hospitality and retail indust ...

An update on the proposed changes to paid parental leave in Australia

On 8 February 2017, the Government introduced legislation into the Federal Parliament which proposes changes to the national paid parental leave scheme. This is the Government’s third attempt in recent years to impleme ...

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