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No Forgone Conclusion: A Harsh Lesson in Enforcing Security of Payment Statutory Debts

Background Summary judgment applications to enforce statutory debts under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (Act) are quite common fixtures in our civil court lists. They arise ...

Charting a Strategic Path to AGM Success in Australia

At this time of year, public companies with a June year end are preparing for AGMs. Here is a checklist of key actions to lay the foundation for a successful event. Some of these tips apply to both not-for-profit and AS ...

Safety-Net Changes for Degree-Qualified Workers: When Something You Didn’t Know About Can Hurt You

Modern awards create enforceable obligations on employers and are not overridden by contract terms. The process for bringing about changes to modern awards has been supercharged by an active and ongoing process of award ...

Contractors Give Way? Redundancies and Your Redeployment Obligations in Australia

The High Court has unanimously found that when considering whether it would be ‘reasonable in all the circumstances’ to redeploy an employee in the circumstances of a redundancy, it is permissible for the Fair Work ...

Managing the Risks of Artificial Intelligence in the Australian Workplace

Risks relating to the use of artificial intelligence tools in the workplace extend beyond the risks relating to misuse of organisations’ confidential information and intellectual property. This article looks at some ot ...

Global Tools, Local Rules: How to Resist a Hague Convention Letter of Request

Piper Alderman successfully substantially limited the scope of evidence that an Australian deponent, the subject of a Hague Convention Letter of Request from the United States. Piper Alderman has previously successfully ...

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