Employment & Workplace

March 8, 2021

International Women’s Day - 8 March 2021

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD). IWD is celebrated each year on the 8th March to:- Celebrate women’s achievements;Raise awareness about women’s equality;Lobby for accelerated gender parity; andFundraise for female focused…

June 15, 2021

Taking the lead to support local charity helping families cope with cancer

What a good feeling to know families with children undergoing treatment for cancer at the John Hunter and Mater hospitals will benefit from our recent ‘children’s party favourties’ fundraising effort,…

July 20, 2021

Adverse Action in Action

The Fair Work Act 2009 (“FWA”) contains a number of “general protection” provisions which can provide useful protections for people in the workplace in circumstances where they are subject to adverse action because…

August 20, 2021

What not do to! Employee terminated following leave request to recover from surgery

In a recent case, Tapping v Empress Diamonds Pty Ltd ATF Empress Discretionary Trust [2021] FCCA 1335 (“the Tapping Case”), an employer was found to have breached the general protections provisions of…

March 7, 2022

Will you help break the bias?

International Women’s Day gives us the opportunity to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women to help inspire people to act in the ongoing fight for gender equality. This year’s…

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May 9, 2022

Criminal Sentencing and Civil Penalties - A different Approach

When a person is sentenced for a criminal offence, there is generally a range of possible penalties that can be imposed. As a general proposition, the more serious penalties -…

December 5, 2024

Meals from the Heart - Mullane Lindsay Style

As a proud Newcastle-based firm, Mullane Lindsay enjoys engaging with and giving back to our local community. A number of our staff recently had the privilege of participating in the…

January 30, 2025

Stepping Forward

In the words of Abraham Maslow, “in any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety”. After nearly 50 years in practice,…

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March 6, 2025

Enhancing Our Leadership Team: Lachlan Page Appointed as Director

Mullane Lindsay welcomes the appointment of new Director, Lachlan Page. Lachlan, who is also the Practice Group Leader of our Commercial & Business team, joined Mullane Lindsay in 2016. His…

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