Legislation and Case Law Mental Health: How Safe is Your Workplace? June 15, 2023 Mental health is one of the fastest growing sources of injuries at work, creating a minefield for employers to navigate. Read more
Research and Know-How Understanding the laws regulating surveillance devices and workplace surveillance in Australia June 13, 2023 As many lawyers know firsthand, the legal framework surrounding the use of surveillance devices and workplace surveillance is particularly complex. Specific legislation applies to regulate the use of surveillance devices… Read more
Research and Know-How An Update: Victorian Supreme Court Report on Litigious Costs May 10, 2023 In response to the two-staged approach to the costs assessment mechanisms recommended by the Supreme Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria’s Report on Litigious Costs (the Report),… Read more
Research and Know-How Victorian Supreme Court Review Rejects Litigious Scale of Costs March 30, 2023 A report (the Report) into whether Victoria’s Supreme Court should continue to use the Scale of Costs (the Scale) in fixing party/party litigious costs has rejected the concept of retaining… Read more
Research and Know-How What’s Ahead For 2023: Horizon Scanning With Practical Law March 27, 2023 There is always something new happening in law — new legislation, new regulatory frameworks, new cases that update the law, and more. Legal teams must keep up-to-date with the all… Read more
Research and Know-How That’s a Wrap: Practical Law Reflects on 2022 and Looks Ahead to 2023 December 12, 2022 Join the Practical Law team for a look back at 2022 and learn what 2023 holds for the legal profession. PLUS download our free end-of-year (EOY) report template and accompanying… Read more
Research and Know-How Data Breaches: New Bill to Penalise Corporates up to $50 Million November 25, 2022 In the wake of the recent data breaches in Australia, the Federal government has introduced a bill amending the Privacy Act 1988, the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 and the… Read more
Legal Corporate Trustees and Insolvency Law: Q&A with the Hon R I Barrett AO November 18, 2022 For the first time in more than 30 years, the Federal Government is undertaking a comprehensive inquiry into Australia’s corporate insolvency laws. One aspect of the inquiry is the treatment… Read more
Research and Know-How Unfair Contract Terms Protections: Reform at Last? October 21, 2022 The Government has introduced reforms to establish civil penalty provisions prohibiting the use of, and reliance on, unfair terms in standard form contracts. Read more
Legal 2022 Commonwealth Procurement Rules: Fast-Track Your Knowledge with this Toolkit August 19, 2022 Refresh your knowledge of government procurement and the new Commonwealth Procurement Rules with Practical Law’s new resources. Read more