What It Takes To Write A Top-Notch Legal Thriller

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Bestselling author James Patterson has teamed up with what co-author to write his latest legal thriller, The #1 Lawyer? Hint: Patterson is notably not an attorney, however his frequent co-author — this is their 3rd collab — is an attorney by trade who…

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Civil compensation arising from detrimental action under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2022 – Constitutional & Administrative Law

22 March 2024 Carroll & O’Dea To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2022 (PID Act 2022) is designed to provide protections to “whistleblowers” who report serious wrongdoing by a public agency. The legislation provides protections from detrimental…

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Thanks So Very Much To Our Advertisers – Above the Law Skip to content We’d like to express gratitude to our fantastic sponsors here at Above the Law: × Love ATL? Let’s make it official.Sign up for our newsletter. We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy. Advertise…

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Getting wages right – criminalisation and increased penalties – Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

Underpayment of wages and wage theft will no longer be tolerated, with the Federal Government implementing significant measures in the Closing Loophole legislation to deter and punish non-payment of the correct wages to workers. Likely from 1 January 2025, employers will be subject to new laws that criminalise the underpayment of wages and other monetary …

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