The judgement in Albury & Anor v Sammut [2019] QSC 105 in the Supreme Court of Queensland demonstrates the operation of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) in the making of a family provision application and in ensuring spouses are provided with adequate support for their...
Whistleblowing is … a process whereby an organisational insider with knowledge of wrongdoing takes steps to disclose that information to a party capable of intervention ...
Under section 18B of the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) (Act) warranties (as to fitness for purpose and the like) are implied into residential building contracts. These warranties can be relied upon to make a claim against a builder and the developer who retained the...
In Austal Ships Pty Ltd v Clay [2018] WASC 178, the Supreme Court of Western Australia granted an interim injunction to restrain a former employee of Austal, Mr Clay, from commencing employment with a competitor. Mr Clay had commenced employment at Austal in August 2014 as an...
Whistleblowers play an important role in exposing illegal conduct and unethical practice in private organisations but are subject to potential reprisals as a result. The Federal Government has recently released an exposure draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Whistleblowers) Bill 2017. The purpose of this...
It is with great pleasure that the partners at Harris and Company announce and welcome the promotions of Adrea Tan to the position of Associate and Mina Yu to the position of Senior Associate. Both of these women have become valued members of our firm and...
In response to the criticisms of the restrictions imposed by the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, (‘The Act’) the NSW Government has introduced the Fair Trading Amendment (Short-term Rental Accommodation) Bill 2018 (‘the Bill’). Its purpose is to amend the Act to allow the by-laws...