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January 2016

	Two New Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Local Government Prosecutions Workers Compensation – State of Connection Revisited Workplace Accident – Do You Need a Lawyer? Within the Limitation Period but Abusing the Process – A Cautionary Tale Go Ahead Given to Amend Strata Titles Act – Overview of Proposed Changes
	Welcome to the January edition of our newsletter. This month we bring you articles on workers compensation, risk, property, workplace accidents, litigation and local government law. We would also like to congratulate Alison Brooks (family law team), Ann Spencer (commercial dispute resolution team), Ken Grunder and Henrik Eklund (insurance team) on their elevation to the role of Associate at Kott Gunning Lawyers. Read more about these promotions here If you would like to discuss any of the issues raised in this monthly Update, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We welcome feedback about our articles, as well as any suggestions you may have for topics you would like to see covered in future editions. Please email Tanya Kay on tkay@kottgunn.com.au _______________________________ Share

	Two New Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Local Government Prosecutions Anne Wood Partner Two new Supreme Court decisions will affect the way in which Local Governments charge accused persons and serve prosecution notices. Can you charge for non-compliance with a Direction Notice twice? … More › Workers Compensation – State of Connection Revisited Vidal Hockless Partner Felicity Keays Special Counsel A recent Court of Appeal decision involved an important clarification of the law governing jurisdiction in disputes over workers’ compensation claims. More › Workplace Accident – Do You Need a Lawyer? Why should businesses engage lawyers to assist them to manage all serious workplace incidents? We consider an incident to be a serious workplace incident whenever the employer is obliged to report it to the appropriate regulator (WorkSafe WA or the State Mining Engineer). More › Within the Limitation Period but Abusing the Process – A Cautionary Tale Ann Spencer Senior Associate A recent court decision demonstrates that a party who commences an action within the limitation period may still have their claim dismissed as an abuse of process for delays in commencing the action. More › Go Ahead Given to Amend Strata Titles Act – Overview of Proposed Changes Greg Mohen Partner Co-authored by Emmanuel Solana, Lawyer The Minister for Lands, Terry Redman, announced this month that the Western Australian Government will proceed with fundamental reforms to WA’s strata title system in … More ›

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