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In the recent case of Reeves v State of New South Wales 2010 NSWSC 611, the Supreme Court of New South Wales held that the Police Force of New South Wales (Police Force) owed the plaintiff, Mr Reeves, a duty of care and awarded general damages of $150,000 as well as damages for past and future economic losses calculated to the age of 65
The amendments made to the Quebec Labour Code in 1977 to add section 109.1 prohibiting the use of replacement workers (“strikebreakers”) also had the effect of outlawing any form of partial strike a practice to which unions, especially in the public and parapublic sectors, had often resorted
The Quebec Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Université de Sherbrooke v. Beaudoin et al. which discusses the rights and obligations of a university when dealing with inventions made by its employees
In Comcare v Commonwealth of Australia (2009) 257 ALR 462, the Federal Court of Australia fined the Commonwealth $210,100 following a prosecution brought against it by Comcare for a contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 (Cth) (the OHS Act) by the Australian Army Cadets (AAC
The recent Employment Tribunal decision of the registrar who successfully claimed discrimination against her employer on the grounds that requiring her to participate in civil partnership services was against her orthodox Christian belief has highlighted some of the issues which arise in relation to discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief
