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AHPRA to officially share criminal offences information with Victoria Police under MOU
AHPRA to officially share criminal offences information with Victoria Police under MOU

17-07-18 | On 12 July 2018, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and Victoria Police announced a new Memorandum of Understanding in relation to information sharing.

SRC Act—Statutory benefit rates and calculator for the new financial year
SRC Act—Statutory benefit rates and calculator for the new financial year

05-07-18 | As we kick-off the new financial year, it is timely to provide you with an updated list of the statutory rates under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth), which came into effect on 1 July 2018.

Sparke Helmore welcomes 32-strong team of insurance specialists
Sparke Helmore welcomes 32-strong team of insurance specialists

02-07-18 | Sparke Helmore Lawyers is delighted to welcome four new Partners, two Special Counsel, one Senior Associate as well as 25 lawyers and support staff to its Commercial Insurance team.

High Court allows defamation action against Google
High Court allows defamation action against Google

22-06-18 | The High Court of Australia has found that Google's autocomplete predictions, search results and images linking Melbourne man Milorad Trkulja to Melbourne underworld crime figures could potentially be defamatory.

Holly McAdam wins Government Partner of the Year
Holly McAdam wins Government Partner of the Year

19-06-18 | Sparke Helmore Lawyers is delighted to announce that Canberra-based Partner Holly McAdam was named Government Partner of the Year by Lawyers Weekly at its annual Partner of the Year Awards last Friday night.

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Opinion

30-04-18 | You enter into a contract for supplies or services on behalf of the Commonwealth and under the contract you agree to pay the contractor on a recurring basis for work performed. The arrangement is going well, until the contractor asks you to pay amounts due under the contract to someone else instead...

12-04-18 | The concept of "overtime" is changing. It was commonly understood to mean working in excess of 38 hours (the standard weekly hours for a full time employee). Now, the rule is less clear and many modern awards and enterprise agreements have adopted a second meaning, that of any hours that fall outside the span of an employee's "ordinary hours".

29-03-18 | Early industry engagement is one way of achieving sound procurement outcomes, faster time to contract and innovative solutions. If properly managed, early industry engagement can occur without compromising procurement integrity and compliance with key procurement policies such as the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.

23-02-18 | Residential land that is "vacant" in the inner and middle suburbs of Melbourne is now subject to an annual tax of 1% of the property's capital improved value under the Victorian Residential Land Tax, which was introduced on 1 January this year.

14-02-18 | Partner, Board member and Chair of the firm's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, Gillian Davidson, shares her thoughts about why diversity and inclusion is important for Sparke Helmore and for the legal profession

05-02-18 | A golden ticket out of legal obligations? We look at how relying on SLIPs as a complete ticket out of obligations may lead to heavier penalties.

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Awards

Winner, Government, Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards 2018

Law Firm of the Year, Australasian Law Awards 2018

Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year, Australasian Law Awards 2018

Winner, Insurance, Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards 2018

Winner, Government, Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards 2018

Law Firm of the Year, Occupational Health & Safety Law, Best Lawyers in Australia 2019

Lawyer of the Year, Occupational Health & Safety Law (Adelaide and Melbourne), Best Lawyers in Australia 2019

Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Sparke Helmore Lawyers is a client-first focused firm with more than 750 people working from eight offices across Australia, serving the needs of the insurance, government, financial services, technology, mining, construction and property sectors. Our expertise spans corporate and commercial to construction, workplace to insurance, IP to IPOs, mining to manufacturing, and property to procurement.

Law Firm of the Year 2018