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We have been the proud sponsor of the Sparke Helmore Newcastle City Triathlon for 24 years. This great community sporting event has raised in excess of $450,000 for various local charities and sporting groups.
Two finalists in the 2020 QLS Awards
10 February 2020
Kristy Shardlow
External Communications Manager
We're delighted that Kiley Hodges, a Partner in our Brisbane Commercial Insurance team, and the firm are both up for awards at the 2020 Queensland Law Society Awards
Read more...WA Supreme Court decides psychiatrist's interview can't be recorded
10 February 2020
Piet Jarman
Partner
Partner Piet Jarman examines a Western Australian decision where a plaintiff wanted to record a medical appointment arranged by a defendant
Read more...What to expect in employment and industrial relations in 2020
23 January 2020
Brendan Charles
Partner
Partners Brendan Charles and Felicity Edwards predict the issues Australian employers may face in 2020 (new award terms, religious discrimination and #MeToo laws).
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06-02-20 | Senior Associate Shamini Patel looks at a Western Australian decision about an appeal in a claim for workers compensation that didn't prove an injury occurred
23-01-20 | Sparke Helmore Lawyers participated in the Diversity Council of Australia's Inclusion@Work Index and is proud to be named an Inclusive Employer for 2019-2020.
14-01-20 | Sydney Partner Chris Wood looks at a NSW Supreme Court decision that found a warning must be specific to a risk for it be a "risk warning" under the Civil Liability Act.
10-01-20 | It might be an unfair dismissal if you fire a worker for faking a doctor's certificate according to a FWC decision. Senior Associate Julie Kneebone explains more.
11-12-19 | Commonwealth safety law experts take a look at a recent guilty finding from the ACT Industrial Court for breaches of WHS laws.
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Sparke Helmore Lawyers
We’ve come a long way since our doors first opened in the Hunter in 1882. We’ve had an office in Sydney since the ‘60s and we recently opened our ninth office in Darwin.
We cover five key areas of law – Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Insurance, Government, Statutory Lines of Insurance and Workplace – with more than 30 specialised areas of expertise. We’re a truly national, full service and proudly Australian firm that delivers results through deep collaboration with our clients. Wherever our clients need us, that’s where we’ll be.
Covering a big country needs a big team—we’re more than 950 people now and still growing. And in true Australian spirit, we’re friendly, approachable and easy to work with. And when you work with one of us, you get the expertise of all of us.