These blogs are designed to provide you insight and understanding across various areas of law with accessible information on a wide range of topics.
Whether you’re looking to understand the basics, review a case study or stay up to date with the latest news, you’ll find valuable insights here.
In November 2023, we represented a member of the United Workers Union in relation to a charge of driving across double unbroken lines to make a U-turn in New South Wales. If convicted, the charge could have resulted in a penalty of three demerit points and a fine. However, a considered defence strategy resulted in the charge being dismissed, and no conviction was recorded.
The appointment of Sunil Kemppi and Mark Diamond show Hall Payne’s continued growth of the firm's industrial team in NSW and nationally. We are very excited to have two exceptional lawyers and trade unionists join our national team industrial practice where we have no doubt they will make an immediate and positive impact for our clients.
There are different compensation schemes in Queensland depending on whether an injury occurred due to a workplace accident or as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Sometimes, a worker may be injured in a road accident while travelling to or from work. This poses the question: “Is it a workers’ compensation claim or a motor vehicle accident claim, or both?”
The 2024 sentencing of WA teacher Nicholas Visser, for child sexual abuse crimes, exposes the dark reality of individuals entrusted with the well-being and education of students. This blog explores the impact of child sexual abuse on victims and the compensation avenues available.
If charged with a criminal offence in Queensland, prior to your matter going to trial you may seek bail. Bail is a promise, or an undertaking, that you will return to court on a set date and abide by certain conditions. Read more about applications, conditions that may be set, variations and breaches.
It’s compulsory for all employers in NSW, unless they’re considered an “exempt employer”, to have worker's compensation insurance. So, what happens if your employer is not “exempt” from holding worker's compensation insurance and you are injured at work?
Absent specific circumstances being established, employers have no right to control their employees’ conduct outside of work. However, if an employee’s out of work conduct has a significant and adverse effect on their employment, then an employer may be able to take disciplinary action, which may include termination of employment.
If you’re in a dispute that may end up in legal proceedings, contemporaneous file notes can be used as documentary evidence to corroborate direct oral evidence of a fact. They can be extremely useful in a variety of different situations, including disciplinary, bullying or discrimination issues in the workplace.
In criminal law matters in Queensland, there are two drug types of drug diversion. One is court ordered drug diversion and the other is police drug diversion. We explore the differences between the two.
The Migration Amendment (Strengthening Employer Compliance) Act 2024 received royal assent on 20 February 2024 and commences from 1 July 2024. These changes are being introduced to try to curb temporary migrant worker exploitation and hold employers who conduct themselves this way accountable.
This case seems to confirm that the Personal Injury Commission NSW will more than likely consider taking a broad view of an injury arising out of the course of employment and employment being a substantial contributing factor when an injury occurs while working from home.
In December 2023, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 received royal assent, which will see significant changes to the Fair Work Act. The various changes will take effect at different times from December 2023 through to 2025. None of the changes will operate retrospectively.
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