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Employers these days, even small operations with limited resources, are aware of the need to provide safe systems of work and training in those systems.

On 21 December 2017, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down a significant decision involving ride-sharing giant Uber. In short, the FWC held that Uber drivers are not employees, but rather, are engaged by Uber as independent contractors. This provides guidance for employers on the important distinction between employee and an independent contractor arrangement which

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has produced its final Report. Volume 14 is headed Sport recreation, arts, culture, community and hobby groups (238 pages) and is accessible on The Royal Commission’s website – click here. Volume 14 makes four specific recommendations in this section. These are as follows: All sport

Now that the Super Bowl has been won and lost for another year, American sports fans will soon turn to Spring training and another season of Major League Baseball. Sadly for some, the MLB season will be the last for one of the oldest and most controversial characters of the league, who will be retired

The much anticipated Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 (Cth) commenced in Australia on 9 December 2017. Same-sex couples are now able to be married and it is important that they, as well as their advisors, understand how marriage can impact their Wills and estates. Subject to some limited exceptions, getting married will

The Subcontractors’ Charges Act 1974 (Qld) (the SCA) is a useful tool to secure a subcontractor’s right to payment out of monies payable by an owner or superior contractor to a contractor. But what happens when the contractor enters administration? Does the SCA enable the subcontractor to pursue its debt with priority as a secured

The Housing Legislation (Building Better Futures) Amendment Bill 2017 (the Bill), passed by the Queensland Parliament on 25 October 2017, received royal assent on 10 November 2017. While some of the changes to the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Q) (RV Act) commenced on that date, the majority will not commence until a date yet to

For work injuries suffered from 15 October 2013 to 30 January 2015, a worker who wants to claim damages against their employer must achieve a degree of permanent impairment (DPI) of 6% or more. For injuries suffered over a period of time, the date of the first consultation with a relevant health practitioner artificially determines

On 25 October 2017, the Queensland Parliament passed the Housing Legislation (Building Better Futures) Amendment Bill 2017 (the Bill), which amends a number of Acts including the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Q) (RV Act). While some amendments were made to the original version of the Bill, these were mainly either minor changes or designed to

This is the story of how an unsent text message became a Will. The recent decision of Re Nichol; Nichol v Nichol & Anor [2017] has received quite a bit of media attention. A man tragically took his own life, and an unsent text message found on his mobile phone after his death was declared