Podcast - The Evolving Workplace: The importance of a reasonable and measured performance management process
My motto: There is always a solution.
Sparke Helmore Lawyers is proud to be a member of Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC) and the sole Australian representative firm.
Loss of opportunity damages now available to developers for misleading and deceptive conduct of third-parties
22 October 2020 |
Julien Castaldi
Partner
In a recent case, NSW Court of Appeal found that a property developer was entitled to damages for loss of profit arising out of a misrepresentation by a professional consultant.
Read more...One step closer to proposed amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009
15 October 2020 |
Brendan Charles
Partner
Government is closer to revealing its much-anticipated workplace relations reforms, which we anticipate will have a significant impact on employers.
Read more...The Evolving Workplace: Navigating the intersection between workplace laws and privacy laws
14 October 2020
Felicity Edwards
Partner
In this podcast we discuss reasonable and lawful directions to employees and the requirements that must be satisfied in order to collect personal and sensitive information.
Read more...
02-10-20
|
Call for submissions on draft Code of Practice, as NSW aims to help businesses mitigate and manage mental health risks in the workplace.
30-09-20
|
Ardent Leisure was fined $3.6 million, after pleading guilty to three breaches of workplace health and safety laws—The biggest fine in Queensland's history.
24-09-20
| 
Eligible commercial and retail tenants will have greater certainty through the coming months with rent relief regulations in NSW, SA, VIC, QLD, TAS and WA to be extended beyond their respective original expiry dates.
23-09-20
|
As the labyrinth of procurement connected policies and legislation is growing, this quick reference guide can help you check whether your Request for Tender documents comply.
18-09-20
|
This decision outlines the requirements to claim hire car costs in vehicle property damage disputes, including those involving luxury vehicles.
Sparke Helmore proud to be recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (2018/19 and 2019/20)
Sparke Helmore Lawyers has been recognised two years running as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Click here to read more.
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 840 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.