WorkPac v Rossato – not so casual after all
On: June 12, 2020
Introduction On 20 May 2020, the Full Court of the Federal Court handed down WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 (‘Rossato’), following hot on the heels of WorkPac…
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Pleading Software ‘Pleader’ is an ALTACON Legal Technology Pitch Video Finalist
On: May 27, 2019
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Employment Law – Jurisdiction Tree
On: April 19, 2019
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Sergeant Andrew Russell Prize in Public International Law goes to Ryan Sutherland
On: April 19, 2019
Read More The Lemon v Mead appeal decision – Wealthy Family Provision applicants
On: April 19, 2019
The much-anticipated Court of Appeal decision in Lemon v Mead[1] was handed down in November 2017. This decision is of interest to practitioners acting for clients who are wealthy but who claim…
Family provision is not social welfare
On: April 19, 2019
Kohari v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2017] NSWSC 1080 This case provides another tragic example of the complexity of family relationships – particularly the relationship between a parent and a…
When can a party be represented by a lawyer at the Fair Work Commission?
On: April 19, 2019
Guillemain v Woolworths Limited [2017] FWC 4236 considered this question in a recent decision by the Fair Work Commission (the FWC), delivered on 15 August 2017. Unlike in most courts and…
Employee successfully claims discrimination due to pregnancy
On: April 19, 2019
On 6 July 2017, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia determined an employer had taken unlawful adverse action in dismissing an employee because of her pregnancy. Mrs Mahajan commenced work…
Discovery in Estate Proceedings
On: April 19, 2019
Read More Employer’s right to direct an employee to attend its own medical practitioners – further support provided in Grant v BHP Coal Pty Ltd by the Federal Court
On: April 19, 2019
Introduction In March 2014, the Fair Work Commission decided, in the circumstances of the case in question, that it was a reasonable direction by the employer to require its employee…