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Court Says Personal Leave is by the “Day”, Not the Hour, and that “Randomness is Inherent in the Concept of Personal/Carer’s Leave”

Authors: Tim Lange & Professor Andrew Stewart On 21 August 2019, the Full Court of the Federal Court handed down a decision clarifying that personal leave under the NES is calculated in units of days and part-days (not ...

South Australia to Ban Single-Use Plastics

Author: Kathryn Walker In July this year the SA Government announced that it intended to introduce legislation in 2020 to ban single use plastic products. As part of the transition, a pilot program to establish pla ...

Proposed Changes to South Australia’s Retail Lease Legislation

Author: Matthew Curran The Marshall Government has recently proposed a number of significant changes to the legislation which regulates the retail and commercial property sector in South Australia. On 3 July 2019, ...

Mis-Description of Parties to Contracts and the Doctrine of Misnomer

Piper Alderman Partner, Florian Ammer and Associate, Hannah Veldre discuss the manner in which courts may correct errors in the description of parties to contracts. Parties may find themselves relying upon or seeking to ...

Standing the Test of Time: Top Ten Tips for Project Development Agreements

Authors: Margot King and Samantha Gou Project Development Agreements (PDAs) are often used in urban regeneration and other development projects; they allow the government landowner to keep control of the preci ...

The Perils of Environmental Claims: the ACCC Lodges Appeals in Disposable Wipes, Eco Picnic-Ware Cases

Author: Tom Griffith Environmental claims were the central issue in two recent cases unsuccessfully brought by the ACCC against Woolworths and Kimberly-Clark. The ACCC has announced it will appeal in each case. Pa ...

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