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Court of Appeal gives guidance on enforceability of bank guarantee

Contact: Mark Brookes, Partner and Tom Pepper, Solicitor  The Queensland Court of Appeal has allowed a bank to enforce a personal guarantee given by a woman who claimed she was a volunteer and did not understa ...

Is flying at a low altitude a breach of a pilot’s duty of care?

Contact: Shannon O'Hara, Senior Associate The Northern Territory Supreme Court recently found in favour of four defendants to a common law claim for damages for catastrophic personal injuries sustained by a passeng ...

Community organisations’ immunity for volunteer negligence

Contact: Peter Dovolil, Special Counsel  The Queensland Court of Appeal has recently elected not to provide certainty in relation to the applicability of the volunteer immunity contained within the Civil Liabi ...

Is it oil shale or an unconventional petroleum resource?

Contact: James Plumb, Partner and Duncan Lomas, Solicitor  A recent Qld Supreme Court decision examines the rejection of an application for an exploration permit under the MRA on the basis that the target ...

New ‘Short Matters’ Insurance List in the Federal Court

Contact: Michael Bath, Partner, Rochelle Rieck, Senior Associate and Beau Mollinger, Associate In late December 2015, the Federal Court of Australia announced the establishment of an insurance list as part of its o ...

German law providing for a minimum wage – current updates from Germany

Pursuant to German minimum wage legislation, which came into effect on 01.01.2015, both German and foreign employers are obliged to pay their employees performing work for them in Germany a minimum wage of at least EUR 8 ...

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