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Meridian Lawyers expands its insurance team and footprint from East to West

Media release: Meridian Lawyers is pleased to announce that Mark Birbeck, insurance specialist, has joined the firm as a Principal,…

Outstanding Insurance Lawyer Andrew Sharpe to join Meridian Lawyers’ Sydney Team.

Meridian Lawyers has made another strategic play, luring highly regarded insurance law specialist Andrew Sharpe from McCabes to the firm’s Sydney…

National registration of paramedics 2018

The Paramedicine Board of Australia has released draft registrations standards for public consultation. Now is the time for paramedics and…

Release of Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice

On 18 December 2017, the Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG) released the “Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice”…

Changes to Medicare Benefits Schedule Items for Spinal X-Ray Services – Why, how and what now?

On 1 November 2017 changes took effect that impact on rights of chiropractors practitioners to request spinal x-rays. The Medicare…

Proving residual working capacity: a defendant’s burden to bear

If there was any doubt as to who bears the burden of proof when assessing the residual earning capacity of…
Case Note

Pitfalls of crossing the boundaries

Two decisions by the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) in 2017 have conveyed a firm warning…

Video: Fundamentals of effective negotiation

In this short clip produced by BenchTV, Peter Axelrod explains the fundamentals of effective negotiation. Peter discusses the importance of the…

Sweeping reforms in Victoria proposed to lift hospital safety

The Victorian government has introduced a suite of legislative amendments in the form of the Health Legislation Amendment (Quality Safety)…

Medical Board reforms for older medical practitioners and those the subject of multiple complaints

The Medical Board of Australia has announced the implementation of a new Professional Performance Framework that will apply to registered…

Video: Negligence and Consent in the Medical Profession

In this video, originally published by BenchTV,  Principal Andrew Saxton and Anthony Bartley SC discuss the salient features of Tinnock…

Landmark advertising fine warns that the tiger has teeth

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) celebrated an enforcement win in October this year, with the successful prosecution of…

PI Cover for AFS Licensees – Check your cover as not all PI policies have the same cover

Recent amendments to Regulatory Guide 126 highlight that financial service providers should regularly review their PI cover to ensure compliance…

Standard Contract Terms and Conditions for Derivatives Trading and Broker Rights

In derivatives trading disputes a financial services provider may seek to rely on the terms and conditions of the client…

New Legislation Introduces Ban on Excessive Payment Surcharges

On 1 September 2017, a ban was imposed on the practice of charging customers excessive surcharges on card payments pursuant to…

Expanded Protection for Whistleblowers in Corporate, Financial and Credit Sectors including Tax Misconduct

On 23 October 2017, the Commonwealth Government released an exposure draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Whistleblowers) Bill 2017 which…
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