Defamation Claim Successfully Defended Our principal solicitor and team of barristers settled a defamation claim against our client. The matter was listed for hearing at the District Court of NSW this month with an estimate of 4 days (meaning significant legal costs!). The case was prepared in such a way that (in our view) placed pressure on […]
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Teachers, health and construction workers have unsuccessfully challenged the Health Minister A group of workers made up of teachers, health and construction workers have unsuccessfully challenged the Health Minister, Brad Hazzard’s vaccine mandate, in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The public health orders require teachers, aged care workers and health care workers to
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In an unusual move, the State Government has given drivers in New South Wales a one-off reprieve from double demerit points. David Elliot, the Police Minister announced the reprieve was to provide lockdown citizens a break, especially since travel around New South Wales was suspended. Double demerit points were introduced in 1997 as part of
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Premier of NSW retires The first female premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, announced her retirement as Premier and from Parliament on 1 October 2021. The announcement came after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) announced it was formally investing the Premier’s alleged involvement in a grant sought by her then partner Daryl Maguire. It
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There are a number of avenues to becoming an Australian citizen. The one thing they all have in common is that an applicant cannot leave Australia for more than 12 months in the four years prior to lodging their application and an applicant must be in Australia when the determination is made. It was recently
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NSW will officially kill off hard copy Certificates of Title On 11 October 2021, New South Wales will officially kill off hard copy Certificates of Title. All lodgements for certificates will be completed electronically and the hard copy certificate will be cancelled and replaced with an electronic version. What does this mean
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September 9th was Are You Okay Day?. Are You Okay Day is a national day dedicated to mental health and suicide prevention. Such a day has never been more important. In light of Are You Okay Day, we acknowledge the additional pressure lawyers across the state are under. Lockdown 2.0 in Sydney is entering its
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Lockdown has been difficult. However, it has been made even more difficult for those who have found themselves behind bars with COVID making its way into the NSW prison system. This has resulted in NSW prisons being place in lockdown, some for much longer than others. Parklea Correctional Centre is just one example of a
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Privacy vs pandemic Privacy vs pandemicMass vaccination appears to be our ticket out of lockdowns. However, concern is being raised by individuals and industry around the rights of employers to force employees to be vaccinated and the right of an employee to privacy. There is currently no specific law requiring a person to be vaccinated.
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Marching up and down the square! The infiltration and advancement of the Delta variant through New South Wales has placed immense pressure on our Health and Police departments. This pressure has now reached boiling point and the Government has requested the assistance of the Australian Defence Force. While the ADF has a strong history of
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Indigenous Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.