by mcauley_admin | Apr 28, 2023 | Publication
The New South Wales Court of Appeal has ruled that a host employer, in this case Mt Owen Pty Ltd, is vicariously liable for the negligence of a worker, Mitchell Kemp, who injured a colleague during maintenance of a bulldozer at Glendell coal mine in July 2017. Mr Kemp...
by mcauley_admin | Apr 24, 2023 | Publication
McAuley Lawyers has been selected as one of the finalists in the prestigious Excellence in Micro Business Award in the Snowy Monaro Business Awards. The prestigious awards ceremony aims to celebrate and recognise the outstanding achievements of businesses and...
by mcauley_admin | Apr 20, 2023 | Publication
The interpretation or ‘construction’ of contracts is a sub-set of contract law. In Australia, when interpreting a contract, Courts will attempt to give effect to what the parties intended. What the parties intended is to be assessed objectively not subjectively....
by mcauley_admin | Apr 19, 2023 | Publication
A former storeman at Legrand Australia Pty Ltd has been awarded $653,176.11 following his work injury. Legrand Australia is an electrical installation and digital building infrastructures specialist. On 21 March 2016, Mr Narayan was injured at work when he was...
by mcauley_admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Publication
The main difference between a Power of Attorney and an Enduring Power of Attorney is that an Enduring Power of Attorney generally survives the loss of capacity of the principal, whereas a Power of Attorney may cease to have effect when and if the principal loses...
