What is a class action and is it right for your legal case?
Learn what a class action is, how class actions in Australia work, when group legal action may suit your case, and how Hall Payne Lawyers can help.
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Learn what a class action is, how class actions in Australia work, when group legal action may suit your case, and how Hall Payne Lawyers can help.
Read a 2015 industrial relations review, revisited in 2026, of ongoing issues in workplace rights, Fair Work Act contraventions and union legal advice.
Read how AWU v Barminco involved an enterprise agreement dispute, employee voting rights and employer tactics during enterprise bargaining.
Hall Payne Lawyers has secured another High Court win for union clients, reinforcing our experience in union legal advice and appeal matters. Read on.
Hall Payne Lawyers has won a general protections matter in the Federal Court of Australia for United Voice. The proceeding concerned the termination by child care employer MDBR123 Pty Ltd…

When you are on workers’ compensation in NSW, you are generally entitled to weekly compensation for
If you’re on workers’ compensation in Queensland, you may be wondering what happens with accrual of
The Supreme Court of Queensland case of Bauer v Clay [2025] QSC 114 highlights how Courts may

If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, you may be entitled to compensation
A 2025 decision of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) found an enrolled nurse
A 2024 Queensland tribunal decision reinforces the strict professional boundaries required of health practitioners. In this case review, a chiropractor was found guilty of professional misconduct after engaging in a consensual sexual relationship with a long-term client.
If you are a worker, you may have questions about the nature and extent of your employer’s obligation to provide PPE, including who it applies to, how it might apply in different employment arrangements, and the consequences of non-compliance.
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