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The resurrection of rise and fall mechanisms in infrastructure contracts
Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, ongoing supply chain challenges associated with COVID-19 and a red-hot infrastructure market, 2022 was the year that Australian contractors firmly rejected the traditional approach to input cost risk allocation. ...
ASIC's Corporate Plan shaped by emerging environmental, economic and technology trends
ASIC has released its four-year plan, which outlines its key areas of focus. Of these four priorities, three are new: Design and distribution obligations; Retirement decision making; Sustainable finance; and Technology risks. ...
Employment and Safety: proposed changes to paid family and domestic violence leave and other developments
The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk ...
Botox, floor plans and gaming machines – a High Court update
Three important IP cases are now before the High Court of Australia. They cover a range of key issues and have the potential to clarify Australian law in some key respects, and may have a significant impact on creators and innovators, as well as users of IP. ...
An election won on ESG: what does a Labor Government mean for ESG and business?
ESG has become a significant focus for business — both as a key risk and/or opportunity to drive value and growth. With a new Labor Government, ESG is set to remain at the top of the corporate agenda, given a suite of proposed policies that would reframe how businesses grapple with ESG considerations. In this Insight, we provide a snapshot of the Labor Government's roadmap on ESG, and actions businesses can take now to prepare. ...
Major new reforms remove roadblocks to startups attracting and retaining talent through an employee share scheme
We have summarised below some of the key features of the new legislation and the associated benefits for eligible startups and other proprietary companies. ...
WHS prosecutor made to pay costs
A Queensland safety prosecutor has been directed to pay a defendant's costs after learning information on day one of the trial that put it on notice its expert evidence did not support the charge brought. ...
Court finds employment only needs to be one significant cause of a workplace injury to hold employer liable
An injured employee has been awarded damages in circumstances where it was unclear whether the root cause of his injury was his employment, personal leisure activities, or a degenerative disease. ...
Update on the Draft Design and Place SEPP
The widely anticipated draft Design and Place SEPP has now been publicly exhibited and contains some surprising departures from last year's Explanation of Intended Effects. The question is whether it achieves the goal to ‘simplify and consolidate… good design in NSW'. ...
High Court holds contract is king in deciding employee–contractor relationship
In its first two judgments of 2022, the High Court has provided welcome clarification in the independent contractor vs employee debate, by redirecting the test back towards the interpretation of the terms of the employment contract and away from a multi-factorial analysis of post-contractual conduct ...