Melissa Fenton

Jan 4, 2025 | grownandflown.com | Melissa Fenton

What if right now across the country, as college acceptance letters are hitting mailboxes and proud, zealous parents are boasting about all the great success that is their high schooler (and sharing it liberally across social media), that there could also be a way for teens who have, or are currently “failing greatly” at something in their lives, to feel some sort of camaraderie? How can we normalize “failing” for our teens?

Sep 19, 2023 | lexology.com | David Chong |Melissa Fenton

In brief: The case of Synergy Scaffolding Services Pty Ltd v Alelaimat [2023] NSWCA 213 considers the operation of section 151Z of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 when a labour hire employer is liable. BackgroundOn 10 October 2012, the plaintiff (a truck driver) entered a building site in Sydney under the direction of Synergy Scaffolding Services Pty Ltd (Synergy). The plaintiff received instructions from Synergy to assist in the dismantling of three-storeys of scaffolding.

Aug 22, 2023 | lexology.com | Melissa Fenton

In brief - A recent decision in the NSW District Court shines a light on an insurer's obligation to "clearly inform" their insureds of exclusions under a policy so as to benefit from the protections provided under section 35(2) of the Insurance Contract Act 1984 (Cth) (ICA).