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Legal thought leader visits Newcastle

July 27, 2018

Media Release:   Legal thought leader visits Newcastle   University of Newcastle law students have been warned that they will need to acquire more skills than their predecessors needed, during a visit by world-renowned legal thought-leader Mitch Kowalski. Visiting from his native Canada, speaking to faculty and students today, Kowalski said young lawyers and law […]

NewLaw Guru: Partners need to get real

July 25, 2018

Media Release:   NewLaw Guru: Partners need to get real   World-renowned legal thought leader, Mitch Kowalski, has criticised the current generation of law firm partners for not taking serious steps to future-proof the Australian legal industry. Speaking at an Australasian Legal Practice Management Association (ALPMA) event, Kowalski said law firms are not only failing […]

Bunnings not liable for injuries on raised playground surface

July 18, 2018

Bunnings Group Limited (“Bunnings”) v Giudice [2018] NSWCA 144    Key Points  The Court needs to be careful when considering the precautions available to an occupier, including assessing the burden on the occupier with respect to each and every precaution. Bunnings appealed the decision of His Honour Judge Wilson (DCJ) from the District Court of […]

Same Safe-T-Step but one supermarket employer did not owe a duty of care.

July 18, 2018

Coles Supermarket Australia Pty Limited (“Coles”) v Harris [2018] ACTCA 25   Key Points Coles’ owed a duty to properly train an employees how to use a “Safe-T-Step”, even though previous cases involving the same step did not require the supermarket to do so. Coles appealed the decision of the Supreme Court of the ACT […]

Changes and Impacts of New Australian Whistleblowing Legislation

July 4, 2018

The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2017 aims to create a single whistleblower protection regime in the Corporations Act 2001 extending to the corporate, financial and credit sectors. The Bill introduces a specific whistleblower protection regime for people who expose misconduct in tax affairs. The legislation will apply to protected disclosures made on […]

Happy news: New Partner Announcements

June 21, 2018

New Partner: HBA Secures Industry Leader for  NewLaw Growth

June 13, 2018

News Release:   13 June 2018   New Partner: HBA Secures Industry Leader for NewLaw Growth   Industry leader and pre-eminent WA medical negligence and professional indemnity lawyer, Dr Andrew Lu OAM, is joining legal services entrepreneur HBA Legal to spearhead its Perth-based Medical Malpractice and Health Law service. Dr Lu joins the national insurance law firm […]

Australian Guide to the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR)

May 31, 2018

What is the GDPR? The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) contains new data protection requirements that have applied from 25 May 2018.  It applies broad rights protecting individuals’ personal information across the EU   Who does it apply to? The GDPR applies to businesses that are data processors and controllers with an establishment […]

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – RMIA discusses Child Safe Standards

May 17, 2018

By Rosan Santangelo, Partner, HBA Legal and President, NSW Chapter RMIA                The Risk Management Institute of Australia (RMIA) and HBA Legal are uniting RMIA’s diverse membership’s wide range of skills and disciplines to explore needs of vulnerable people. RMIA will plan sessions on risk strategy and frameworks, in […]

Lean Law: Revisited

April 10, 2018

The Greek philosopher Plato once said that “out of necessity comes invention” and out of invention derives innovation. HBA Legal looks at the current legal landscape and the increasing demand for law firms to innovate in order to stay competitive.   Change and innovation: what lawyers fear most The practice of law has remained relatively […]