Read ourPublications Page 30 of 34 Subscribe Publication type Jul 2009 Foreign Investment in Australia - reminder of FIRB requirements More Summary With an increased interest by foreign investors in Australia's resources sector, it is timely to review the Foreign Investment Review Policy and the requirements for dealing with foreign government controlled entities. Are you aware of the relevant... Publication type Jun 2009 "Get out of my space!" Activities on social networking sites CAN lead to the termination of employment More Summary With millions of worldwide users of Facebook alone, it is no wonder that social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Myspace have received a lot of media attention in recent months. A great deal of this attention has focused on the discipline of... Publication type Jun 2009 Casenote - Dominello v Dominello and Anor; Dominello v the Nominal Defendant and Anor [2009] NSWCA 95 More Summary The case of Dominello v Dominello and Anor; Dominello v the Nominal Defendant and Anor [2009] NSWCA 95 examines the liability of Mr Dominello and the Nominal Defendant in an action brought by Mr Dominello's wife for negligent driving as a result of a... Publication type May 2009 Assessment of damages for breach of contract More Summary In Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Bowen Investments Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 8, the High Court recently upheld an award for damages in the amount of $1.38 million in favour of the lessor of premises. These premises were altered by a tenant without the lessor's prior... Publication type May 2009 Casenote - Bowenbrae Pty Ltd & Nigel Arnot v Flying Fighter Maintenance and Restoration Pty Ltd [2009] QDC 91 More Summary The May edition of the Aviation newsletter looks at the decision of Bowenbrae Pty Ltd & Nigel Arnot v Flying Fighter Maintenance and Restoration Pty Ltd [2009] QDC 91 handed down on 17 April 2009. This case examined the operation of a possessory lien... Publication type May 2009 Is that your best offer? The costs implications of Calderbank offers More Summary Courts recognise the significant time, costs and risks that are incurred by parties contesting litigation and have developed a number of initiatives to promote the early settlement of disputes. This article examines the use of Calderbank settlement offers... Publication type May 2009 Notification issues and s54 Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) More Summary Costly disputes between insurers and insureds can be avoided if insureds implement stringent protocols for notifying their insurers of potential claims. The two cases discussed in this newsletter illustrate the importance of notifications and the court's... Publication type Apr 2009 Aviation Newsletter More Summary In addition to recent industry news, two important decisions from opposite ends of the world are addressed in this issue dealing with the application of the Unfair Contract Terms Act in the UK for aircraft leases, and the scope to limit liability under... Publication type Apr 2009 Queensland Duties and Land Tax Update More Summary With Stamp Duty and Land Tax potentially affecting all businesses and companies operating in Queensland - get up to date with the changes. Additionally, requirements for long term leases of part of land in Qld - the potential impacts of the Victorian... Publication type Mar 2009 Hair today, gone tomorrow! Direct discrimination and pregnancy More Summary The recent case of Roberts v King [2009] QADT 3, illustrates that care must be taken by employers when dealing with situations involving the pregnancy of staff. In this case, an apprentice hairdresser was found to have been directly discriminated against... Publication type Mar 2009 No liability for hotel patrons assaulted off premises More Summary Two recent decisions of the New South Wales Court of Appeal have considered the duties of licensed clubs and security officers when patrons are assaulted. Both decisions represent a reluctance by the courts to extend the duty of a hotel or security firm... Publication type Mar 2009 The importance of defining the scope of the retainer and keeping good file notes More Summary The recent case of David v David [2009] NSWCA 8 involved allegations by a client that their solicitors acted in a situation where a conflict of interest had arisen. This case is a reminder for professionals of the importance of defining the scope of their... Publication type Feb 2009 Corporate write downs: time for reform to the dividend rules? More Summary As the economic downturn takes hold of corporate Australia, directors of top Australian companies are once again mooting the need for reforms to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to overhaul the rules governing dividends to shareholders. Could these rules... Publication type Feb 2009 Golfer appeals over not being "fore!" warned More Summary One always assumes a certain level of risk when partaking in any sport, even golf. But at what point does one become liable in negligence for hitting a ball that strikes another player causing injury? This newsletter explores the case of Pollard v Trude... Publication type Feb 2009 Queensland's Underground Coal Gasification Policy More Summary In light of an escalating conflict between the Underground Coal Gasification industry and the Coal Seam Gas industry in Queensland, the Bligh Government recently released its Underground Coal Gasification Policy on 18 February 2009. What will this policy... Publication type Feb 2009 Shifting liabilities:IATA Standard Ground Handling Agreement (2008) More Summary There is currently a lot happening in Australian Aviation! This edition of Carter Newell's Aviation Newsletter addresses new developments in the industry including the shifting liabilities under the IATA Standard Ground Handling Agreement (2008), an... Publication type Feb 2009 State cops a spray...again More Summary In June 2008 the Queensland Supreme Court held the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (DPI) liable for damage cause to commercial coffee plantation in the course of its papaya fruit flu eradication program in 2005. The State subsequently appealed... Publication type Feb 2009 Weathering the financial storm More Summary Recent events surrounding the collapse of financial advisory firm, Storm Financial Limited (Storm Financial) and the pending legal claims against the financial planning industry have attracted much media attention and prompted the Federal Government to... Publication type Jan 2009 Casenote - Adams by her next friend O'Grady v State of New South Wales [2008] More Summary On 23 July 1999, a detainee of the Yasmar Youth Detention Facility stabbed her teacher in the back with a large cooking knife, killing him. The accused was tried in a special hearing for the murder of the teacher. The decision from this case largely... Publication type Dec 2008 Greenhouse Gas Storage Bill More Summary Following the release of legislation in draft form to allow industry comment earlier this year, the Queensland parliament introduced the Greenhouse Gas Storage Bill 2008 on 4 December 2008. The Bill as drafted provides a tenure framework for Carbon... « Previous1 2 ... 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34Next » View our latest publications