25 Jul 2024 Insurance When will a settlement establish that an insured is "legally liable" to pay compensation? In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal clarified the circumstances in which an insured who enters in a bona fide settlement agreement without the insurer's consent will be entitled to indemnity.
24 Jul 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Amendments matter: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland dismisses an appeal against the ... The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed an appeal against the decision of a local government to refuse a development application for a development permit for a material change of use of a lot at Bridgeman Downs.
24 Jul 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Character trumps luxury: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland dismisses an appeal ... The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed an appeal against the refusal of a development application for a material change of use for a luxury five-star resort complex.
24 Jul 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government No power, no fee: Supreme Court of Queensland finds imposition of $66.5m worth of default ... The Supreme Court of Queensland has decided that invoices issued by a local government in the sum of $66.5 million for default maritime fees are invalid.
24 Jul 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Rural character trumps economic gain: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland dismisses an ... The Planning and Environment Court dismissed an appeal against a decision of a local government to refuse an application for a material change of use for a vehicle storage warehouse.
24 Jul 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Telecommunication facility sparks debate: Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal allows ... VCAT has allowed an appeal against the decision of a local government to refuse to grant a permit to construct a 30m telecommunications facility in proximity to a residential area in Truganina.
8 Jul 2024 Transport and logistics The Montreal Convention 1999 and the interpretation of an airline tariff rule The New South Wales Court of Appeal in the decision in Air Canada v Evans [2024] NSWCA 153 has clarified how the Air Canada tariff rules should be interpreted in the light of the Montreal Convention 1999.
8 Jul 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Victorian Government unveils draft housing targets to implement 2.5 million new homes across ... The Victorian Government has announced ambitious draft housing targets of 2.5 million additional homes statewide by 2051. The targets have been released for community consultation.
26 Jun 2024 Education Employment and safety No homework for teachers? Navigating the right to disconnect for schools The "right to disconnect" under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) requires schools to carefully evaluate and set reasonable expectations around out-of-hours work for teachers.
19 Jun 2024 Insurance Enhancing Child Protection in Victoria: Updates to the Reportable Conduct Scheme From 1 July 2024 amendments to the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 (Vic) will come into effect by expanding the definition of "employee" to capture workers who are indirectly engaged by an entity via third parties.