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Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020: Could your Organisation be Caught?

The Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 (Cth) (Bill) aims to protect Australia’s critical infrastructure from cyber security threats and other hazards, building on the pre-existing framew ...

The Danger of Not Getting Subcontract Programmes Right

Contractors and principals generally understand the importance of a well thought out, detailed and comprehensive construction programme that is then administered by a superintendent. It is surprising then, how often subc ...

Settlement Offers – Are They Really Protecting Your Costs Position?

Introduction In Murphy v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 2),1 the Federal Court recently ordered the respondents to pay the whole of an applicant’s costs of a defamation court proceeding despite the applicant failing to ...

Setting Aside Settlement Agreements in Historical Sexual Abuse Cases - the High Court Provides Clarity for Queensland

The High Court has recently refused to grant special leave to appeal from the decision of TRG v The Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School,1 effectively finalising any avenue remaining for TRG to continue his ...

Offensive, Insulting and Inappropriate. But is it Sexual Harassment?

Two recent decisions of the Federal Court of Australia have highlighted the difficulty applicants face in discharging the onus of proof when allegations of sexual harassment are made. The two cases sit at opposite ends ...

Utmost Good Faith When Investigating and Assessing Claims

The Federal Court of Australia has found that TAL Life Limited (TAL) breached its duty to act with utmost good faith pursuant to s 13 of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) (ICA) in seeking to avoid an income protec ...

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