


Making masks mandatory: is it a business owner’s responsibility?
With COVID-19 public health orders and rules constantly being amended and updated, business owners and consumers can be forgiven for the confusion. The 2021 Public Health (COVID-19 Mandatory Face Coverings) Orders* made under the Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) are no...
Case Law Update: Business Interruption Test Case
In HDI Global Specialty SE v Wonkana No. 3 Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 296, the NSW Court of Appeal formed a conclusion regarding the eligibility for businesses to claim insurance compensation due to COVID-19.

Legal Update: Changes to the Corporations Act 2001 assist businesses during COVID-19
On Wednesday 6 May 2020, the Corporations (Coronavirus Economic Response) Determination (No. 1) 2020 (Cth) (the Determination) came into effect, modifying the operation of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act) in response to COVID-19. The Determination will be...
Know your rights: Unfair dismissal
If an employee has been unfairly dismissed from their regular employment, they may be eligible to make a claim with the Fair Work Commission (FWC) or Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) for unfair dismissal. An unfair dismissal claim may assist the employee to...