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On 5 September 2025, the Federal Court handed down an important decision in FWO v Woolworths Group Limited; FWO v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd...
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The case of Young v Waller highlights the importance of carefully considering whether to pursue compensation for institutional child sexual abuse under the National Redress...
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With the news that Elon Musk’s Tesla is poised to activate technology known as Full Self Driving (Supervised) in Australia, we’re diving (or driving) into...
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This week I’ve watched with concern as international headlines reported major lawsuits against Roblox and Discord. The allegation? That these platforms failed to protect a...
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Foye Legal is thrilled to share that our CEO, Diana Foye, was officially named a finalist yesterday, 7 August 2025, in the 2025 Leaders for...
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Foye Legal’s Senior Associate Sarah Abrahams reviews the recent changes to minimum notice periods for residential tenancy, impacting vendors and purchasers of residential land. On...
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The Plaintiff in Rock claimed that he had been the subject of malicious prosecution as a result of ADVO proceedings which arose out of allegations...
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Foye Legal’s Special Counsel and Personal Injury Accredited Specialist Emma discusses a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia, a terminated employee has been...

Harsh Proposed Workers Compensation Reforms Spark Local Concern: Foye Legal Urges Greater Scrutiny

By Emma Thomson | Foye Legal’s Special Counsel and Personal Injury Accredited Specialist Emma has grave concerns over the Minns Government’s proposed reforms to the...

NSW Police Officers play a critical role in our society, however unfortunately police officers face a greater risk of suffering a physical or psychological injury...

Secure Jobs, Better Pay

By Emma Thomson | The Federal Government has recently made amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) which will be relevant to many employees....

Contemporaneous Evidence in Workers Compensation Cases

By Jamie Coleman | ** All workers that have been injured at work in NSW are entitled to free legal advice on their workers compensation...

Workers Compensation

By Emma Thomson | In Secretary, Department of Education v Dawking [2024] NSWCA 4, the NSW Court of Appeal has confirmed the Personal Injury Commission’s...

Recent Changes to Stamp Duty

By Lisa Merrick | With the upcoming state election looming there has been talk in the media around various changes to stamp duty and in...

Medical Negligence

By Emma Thomson | “…up to one in three Australian women who have given birth have experienced birth trauma and one in 10 emerge from...

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When you separate from your spouse there is a lot to manage, and separation inevitably brings about a lot of change. One area that is...

Should I Establish a Testamentary Trust in my Will?

A testamentary trust can be established in a person’s Will and the Trust commences upon death. The Trust then holds and protects all, or some,...

Review of De Facto Relationships – Fairbairn v Radecki (2022) FLC 94-083; [2022] HCA 18

For the Federal Circuit and Family Law Court (FCFCOA) to have the power to make a property settlement order pursuant to section 90SM of the...

Should you Delay a Property Settlement?

Following a relationship breakdown, it is not uncommon to either mutually agree to delay reaching a settlement, or for one party to unilaterally act in...

Spousal Maintenance – a Brief Overview

It is not unusual in relationships for one party to be a primary breadwinner, and one party to have a lower income. During a relationship,...

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