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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Importance of a Shareholders’ Agreement In the previous issue of Commercial Insights, we wrote about the utility and importance…