Murdoch Lawyers, Director, Andrew Crooke and Special Counsel, Yolanda Battisson have been recognised in the 2021 Doyle’s Guide Family Law in Queensland….
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On 13 November 2020, the Full Court of the Fair Work Commission confirmed their decision to extend COVID-19 pandemic flexibility…
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On 30 October 2020, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) published a 4 year review concerning overtime for casuals under modern…
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Vulnerable parties in family law proceedings will have more support thanks to a new pilot program under the Lighthouse Project….
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Co-written by: Leanne Matthewson (Director) In September 2020, the Office of State Revenue (OSR) introduced an important exemption for transfer…
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A bare trustee’s power of sale and avoiding receivership appointments to sell trust assets in exercise of the right of…
Earlier this year, in an article we published in March 2020 (read the article here), we briefly outlined changes made…
Some good news for the team in recent weeks with some more 2020 Doyle’s Guide listings: Tom has been named…
Recent changes to the Federal Miscellaneous Award 2020 have sought to expand the coverage of this award. The amendments remove…
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Murdoch Lawyers are proud to announce that Senior Associate, Juanita Maiden has been recognised in the 2020 Doyle’s Guide as…
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A review of the decision of the Fair Work Commission in Little v Credit Corp Group Limited t/as Credit Corp…
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