David Ford

2 weeks ago | mondaq.com | David Ford |Tim Grellman |Stephanie McLuckie

An April 2025 decision from the Full Bench of the Fair WorkCommission demonstrates the importance of carefully preparingdetailed written reasons for refusing a flexible work arrangementrequest. In short, the Full Bench found in Naden v Catholic SchoolsBroken Bay Limited that the employer school'sconsideration of and written reasons for refusing an employee'sflexible work request were insufficient (even though theemployer's reasonable business grounds were set out in therefusal).

2 months ago | lifescienceleader.com | David Ford |John Archer

Guest Column | March 25, 2025 By David Ford and John Archer The life sciences industry is on the brink of a significant shift. Over the next few years, a historic patent cliff will reshape Big Pharma's landscape, triggering waves of talent movement between pharmaceutical and biotech companies. The last time the industry faced a similar challenge was in the early 2010s.

2 months ago | biorxiv.org | Xavier A. Jenkins |Roger Benson |David Ford |Claire Browning

AbstractLiving reptiles include more than 20,000 species with disparate ecologies. Direct anatomical evidence from Neodiapsida, which includes the reptile crown-group Sauria and its closest extinct relatives, shows that this diversity originates from a single common ancestor that lived some 257 million years ago in the Paleozoic. However, the evolutionary assembly of crown reptile traits is poorly understood due to the lack of anatomically close relatives of Neodiapsida.

Nov 28, 2024 | mondaq.com | David Ford |Vivian T. Thieu

As discussed in our prior article on Employee Ownership Trusts, Canadian business owners report that finding a buyer is a significant obstacle to succession planning. Protecting employees remains a top priority for business owners. More than half report that they would be more likely to sell their business to their employees if that was a viable option. There are many obstacles to selling a business to its employees.

Nov 26, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Xavier A. Jenkins |Roger Benson |David Ford |Late Paleozoic Outgroups

AbstractLiving reptiles include more than 20,000 species with disparate ecologies. Direct anatomical evidence from Neodiapsida, which includes the reptile crown-group Sauria and its closest extinct relatives, shows that this diversity originates from a single common reptilian ancestor that lived some 255 million years ago in the Paleozoic. However, the evolutionary assembly of crown reptile traits is poorly understood due to the lack of anatomically close outgroups to Neodiapsida.