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Resources
Grenfell Tower Inquiry – What you may not know
On 14 June 2017, a fire started on the fourth floor of the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London killing 72 people. The Grenfell Tower ...
Combustible Cladding – Progress notwithstanding a global pandemic
Combustible cladding has been at the forefront of the media and the building and legal industries since the Lacrosse tower fire in November 2014, Grenfell Tower inferno in June 2017 ...
The High Court and the potential cost of knowing assistance
A third party who assists in a dishonest or fraudulent scheme involving a breach of trust or a breach of duty is liable to find themselves on the receiving end ...
A fundamental problem: dishonesty in legal practice
When a dispute gets heated, litigants often want a ferocious advocate. Blood. Vengeance. Victory! And they pick their champion solicitors armed to the teeth with nothing more than a photocopier and ...
Claimants serving early payment claims be aware!
On 24 September 2019, Justice Digby of the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down his decision in MKA Bowen Investments Pty Ltd v Carelli Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 436. ...
Recruitment in the age of Facebook
At its very essence, Facebook’s mission is to connect people. While it may have started as a social tool, it has now become a powerful part of the recruitment process ...
Some thoughts on Covid-19 for you and your employees
You’re probably thinking “Is there anything left to say?” on this topic. Well, based on the phone and email traffic our firm has received in recent days, it appears that there is, ...
The problem with modern hot-desking and working from home arrangements
Recent office trends, such as hot-desking and working from home arrangements, are proving to be more problematic than productive. The practice of hot-desking involves the removal of individually allocated workspaces ...