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Public servants can be liable for social media posts
In the landmark case of Comcare v Michaela Banerji[1] handed down on Wednesday, the High Court unanimously overturned
Security of Payment Amendment Act set to commence
The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Act 2018 (Amendment Act), which was passed by the
Consumer Data Right back on track
On 1 August 2019, the Senate passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2019 to introduce
New penalties for avoiding employee entitlements
The Commonwealth Government has introduced legislation targeting the misuse of the taxpayer-funded Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) scheme by
When things go wrong for banking customers – the new Banking Code will help with deceased estates
The new Banking Code, which commenced on 1 July 2019, contains a new section under Part 9, Chapter
Successful compliance and enforcement actions
Compliance and enforcement is a cornerstone of the implementation of the laws and policies administered by government departments
The future of litigation in Queensland – eDiscovery and eTrials
Litigation can be costly. In particular, the discovery stage can form one of the most expensive phases of
The Model Litigant post the Hayne Royal Commission – walking a tightrope?
A great deal has already been written about the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and
Government contracts and future discretions
People rightly expect freely negotiated contracts to be honoured. When a contract is with government, the expectation is
Queensland e-conveyancing update
Queensland’s shift towards a fully digital land registry has taken further steps forward with enabling legislation passed by
I didn’t mean to sign that –when can a party escape from a contract because they didn’t understand it?
You are negotiating a deal and it becomes clear the other party has misread or misunderstood the effect
Going digital – When is an electronic land contract ‘signed’?
When the concept of electronic contracting was first conceived, there was some uncertainty about whether they would be
