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Thomson Geer appoints two Partners to strengthen M&A team

Thomson Geer has bolstered its national mergers and acquisitions team with two new Partners joining the firm.
14 Sep
Employment

Overtime changes to the Professional Employees Award 2020: The countdown is on!

Further changes to overtime pay requirements will become effective on 16 September 2023. At that time, many (but not all) PE Award-covered employees will become entitled to payment at specific rates of pay for additional hours of work.
11 Sep
Employment

Detangling the Fair Work Amendment - Closing Loopholes Bill

The end of financial year means changes to minimum wage and award rate wages in July.
8 Sep
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Leading Australian irrigation products distributor HR Products sold to US giant Valmont Industries

Thomson Geer has advised the shareholders of leading Australian irrigation products distributor HR Products on the sale of the group to US infrastructure giant Valmont Industries.
4 Sep
Construction

Payment schedules should identify all amounts in dispute and why

What makes a valid payment schedule for the purposes of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (NSW) (the SOP Act) has been clarified in a recent NSW Supreme Court case where Thomson Geer successfully acted for a Contractor making a payment claim.
24 Aug
Employment

Vicarious liability update – the shocking case of Schokman

The High Court has held that an employer was not vicariously liable for its employee's actions in urinating on a co-worker in their shared accommodation.
23 Aug
Construction

Conditional certificates of practical completion are unlikely to be valid

A recent New South Wales Supreme Court decision has found that a practical completion certificate had no contractual effect for failing to comply with the contractual requirements governing the form of that certificate.
22 Aug
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Thomson Geer advises Aboriginal group on billion-dollar renewable energy venture

Thomson Geer has worked with the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation to advise it on the establishment of a renewable energy project partnership worth more than A$1 billion.
4 Aug
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