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Most people in Canberra will be familiar with personal injury advertisements on the radio, in the Canberra Times, or on TV before and during Kung Fu Panda 4. They usually promise to recover…

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse heard evidence about the struggle survivors face in getting compensation from the institutions that failed to protect them. These are issues my colleagues have written extensively…

When an employment relationship ends, good advocacy usually results in prompt settlement of any competing claims. This is because employment disputes are typically conducted in no-cost jurisdictions, and the costs of litigation quickly…

In around 2015, Malcom Turnbull and Bill Shorten appointed a Referendum Council, tasked with working out a way to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution. The Council was comprised by 16 people from…

Unless you live in a cocoon, you will be aware Mr Ben Roberts-Smith, a decorated member of the Special Air Services Regiment (“the SASR”), has commenced proceedings against Fairfax media for defamation. Mr…

On any view, employment law can be a minefield, beset by complexity. The various rights and duties established by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), and the Awards made under it, are navigated…

Employers, and their HR managers, will be acutely aware of various penalties and loadings applied against time worked by employees – especially in industries involving the conduct of business at irregular hours. Because…

Working for a restaurant is a rite of passage for students. I haven’t met a young professional who didn’t work in the industry at one point or another. The reason that most students…