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Politicising our environment – is the National Review of Environmental Regulation a serious platform for change or simply a ‘soap box’?

Contact: Bronwyn Clarkson and Johanna Kennerley; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia) A fresh look at Australia’s environmental regulation Following the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) decision in Dece ...

Recent developments regarding employer directed health assessment and medical examinations in Australia

Contact: Matthew Payten; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia) It is incumbent upon employers under both the common law and statute to reasonably minimise the risk of injury to employees in the performance of work. Cu ...

Advocate’s immunity unavailable to legal practitioner who allegedly exaggerated expertise

Contact: Mark Brookes and Tom Pepper, Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia) The Full Federal Court of Australia has set aside a Federal Court decision1 to summarily dismiss a claim made against a legal practitioner on ...

Material change in circumstances

Contact: James Plumb and Duncan Lomas; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia) The recent Land Court decision of Henry v ERO Georgetown Gold Operations Pty Ltd [2015] QLC 13 provides useful guidance as to the meaning of ...

Employee or Independent Contractor? Uber Case Sets Precedent

By Carl Blankschaen, CPA, Audit & Assurance Senior at Zinner & Co. (Ohio, USA) Employee or Independent Contractor? The California Labor Commission ruled this week that an Uber driver, Barbara Ann Berwick, is an employe ...

Labor Commissioner's Uber Decision: A Reminder of Misclassification Dangers

Authors: Jolene Konnersman and Grant Goeckner-Zoeller On June 3, 2015, the California Labor Commissioner ruled that a San Francisco-based driver for the popular ride-coordination service Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber ...

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