by JFM Team | Nov 26, 2020
If you are injured at work, the last thing you want to do is spend your recovery time learning about your legal rights and entitlements. Unfortunately, workplace rules can be complicated – and seeking answers to some basic questions may prove difficult. The first...
by JFM Team | Nov 26, 2020
What is workers compensation? Most people have heard of workers compensation in one context or another – but what exactly is it? Essentially, workers compensation schemes typically cover all employees, plus a further list of persons who are deemed to be ‘workers’...
by JFM Team | Nov 13, 2020
UPDATE: NCAT can now award damages in strata disputes. The owners corporation in a strata scheme is the legal owner of the common property. It has a strict duty to ensure that the common property is kept in good and serviceable repair.[1] If the common property in...
by JFM Team | Nov 12, 2020
There has been an increase in conveyancing activity in the Sydney market recently – for both buyers and sellers. Most people engage a local conveyancer for their property. This generally makes sense for most standard residential sales. After all, lawyers usually...
by JFM Team | Nov 4, 2020
The Fair Work Commission (the ‘Commission’) is a jurisdiction that is accessible to self-represented litigants. The Commission is unlikely to award costs against an unsuccessful applicant in an unfair dismissal application. However, there are still...
