by Geoff Lloyd | May 1, 2026 | Family Law
Even if an employer has valid reasons to terminate an employee, the employer MUST follow appropriate procedures A recent case from the Australian Fair Work Commission illustrates the importance of complying with appropriate procedures when terminating an employee,...
by Geoff Lloyd | Aug 25, 2025 | Latest News
When the Crown Inherits: How “Ownerless” Property Finds Its Way to the Government Most of us assume our property will end up with family, friends or charities when we die. But what happens when there’s no one left to claim it—or even confirm you’ve passed away? This...
by Geoff Lloyd | Jan 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Until recently, the authority from Australia’s highest Court, the High Court, was that there was no civil wrong of ‘invasion of privacy’ in Australia. Interestingly, a recent case in the Victorian County Court did recognise an invasion of privacy in a case where a...
by Geoff Lloyd | Apr 18, 2024 | Employment and Compensation, Latest News
New South Wales has established robust work health and safety legislation (WHS) to safeguard the wellbeing of its workforce. The cornerstone of WHS Regulation in NSW is the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. This Legislation is comprehensive and aims to prevent...
by Geoff Lloyd | Oct 11, 2022 | Employment and Compensation, Latest News
Be careful when considering dismissing your injured employees It is unlawful under the Fair Work Act for a Federal system Employer to dismiss an Employee because the Employee is “temporarily absent from work because of illness or injury of a kind prescribed by the...