On 4 September, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 was introduced to Parliament. The Bill, which forms part of a wave of proposed workplace changes, aims to close loopholes that undermine pay and conditions and to improve work health and safety laws in the Commonwealth jurisdiction – including for gig economy workers. […]
The High Court’s recent decision in James v Luxury Real Estate Limited involved an appeal from the District Court by the owners of a luxury property in Queenstown. The case concerned allegations of a breach of fiduciary duties and repudiation of a real estate agency agreement by the listing agency and agent. Ultimately, despite a […]
Tell us about your journey to becoming a partner at W+K I came over from DLA Piper New Zealand in Feb 2022 alongside Peter Leman, Caroline Laband, Misha Heneghan and the team. It was so exciting and refreshing coming to W+K together and feeling so welcome by everyone here (and reuniting with so many old colleagues […]
CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman [2023] HCA 21 On 2 August 2023, the High Court of Australia overturned an appeal from the Queensland Court of Appeal, finding an employer was not vicariously liable for its employee’s act of drunken urination, which occurred in employer-provided shared accommodation. While we looked at the implications of that […]
Tell us about your journey to becoming a partner at W+K I joined W+K in 2018, having worked in insurance since 2009. Since joining W+K, I have been fortunate enough to work with a number of market-leading lawyers who have assisted me to develop my skills and provided an environment where my career progression has […]
CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman [2023] HCA 21 On 2 August 2023, the High Court of Australia overturned an appeal from the Queensland Court of Appeal to find the employer was not vicariously liable for an employee’s tortious act, which occurred in employer-provided shared accommodation. In Schokman, the High Court considered that the mere […]
ADA v State of Queensland [2023] QSC 159 On 24 July 2023, the Queensland Supreme Court granted a permanent stay of proceedings involving two allegations of sexual abuse that were alleged to have occurred in 1968 and 1973. The claims were made against the State of Queensland but will have equal standing against similar cases […]
Tell us about your journey to becoming a partner at W+K My journey to partner has possibly been one of the most unorthodox ones, which is what makes it special. My human rights lawyering path has included roles in community legal centres, advising United Nations peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Liberia, and more recently as […]
New Zealand tax residents are generally required to pay tax on their worldwide income, even if they do not bring it into New Zealand or another country has already deducted tax. As intergovernmental tax transparency agreements and treaties have improved the flow of information across borders, there is an increased risk of professional negligence claims […]
Class actions are now a key feature of the litigation landscape in Australia. Recognising that insurers and insureds take a sophisticated approach to defending class actions, W+K has established a unique class action defence offering. We now have senior class action defence lawyers, with top tier experience, working alongside our partners with deep insurance product […]
