Workplace Relations 15 October 2021 Victorian mandatory vaccination (workers) directions

Following the announcement by Victoria’s Premier, on 7 October 2021 the Victorian Government published its COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions (Directions).  The Directions impose...
News 13 October 2021 Congratulations Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards Finalists

We are delighted and proud to share that the following Coulter Roache women have been selected as Finalists in the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards...
News 11 October 2021 Welcome Laura Villemagne-Sánchez

This month, we welcomed Laura Villemagne-Sánchez to the Family & Relationship Law team. Laura is devoted to achieving tailored, cost-effective and timely results by...
News 8 October 2021 Congratulations Emma and Lauren!

Congratulations to our newest lawyers Emma Failla and Lauren O’Loughlin who were admitted to practice yesterday! Well done to both of you on a fantastic achievement.
News 8 October 2021 Welcome Amelia Pilcher

Amelia recently joined the team as the HR Coordinator organising the recruitment, training and compliance elements of the HR function at Coulter Roache. She will...
Corporate & Commercial 1 October 2021 Gall looks to take a slice out of Domino’s pizza

In the 13 April 2021 decision of an ongoing major class action for underpayment against a pizza chain franchisor, Domino’s, Gall v Domino’s Pizza...
News 30 September 2021 New Appointments

We are pleased to congratulate and recognise the significant contributions of our newly promoted Senior Lawyers Charlie Clark and Alastair Noakes. In our Litigation & Dispute Resolution...
Family & Relationship Law 28 September 2021 Covington Case Webinar and Judgments

The recent decision of Covington which progressed through the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Family Court of Australia and High Court of Australia has...
Workplace Relations 22 September 2021 Changes to the definition of serious misconduct

Following from our recent article regarding the amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 to include an entitlement to compassionate leave when an employee,...
Workplace Relations 17 September 2021 Miscarriage Leave – providing paid leave to families who experience a miscarriage

Historical changes have been made to the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) which, among other things, broadens the scope for when an employee...
Corporate & Commercial 15 September 2021 Have you updated your disclosure document yet? The new franchise code changes and what you need to know.

On 1 June 2021, the Australian Government made long-awaited amendments to the Franchising Code of Conduct (Code) including changes to the Disclosure Document to be...
Workplace Relations 14 September 2021 Changes to casual employment laws: is your organisation compliant?

Until the recent legislative amendments, the term “casual employee” was not defined in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) and its common...