ALUCA Turks Life Insurance Scholarship (ATLIS) Winners Announced!

  • Published 27.10.2025

Blake Lamont from TAL is the winner of the 2025 ALUCA Turks Life Insurance Scholarship (ATLIS)

Blake, Corporate Counsel, has taken out this year’s prestigious ATLIS with his outstanding paper on ‘TPD Sustainability’.

His well-researched submission stood out among a strong field of entries for its timely focus on one of the industry’s most pressing challenges, ensuring the long-term sustainability of TPD insurance in an evolving market.

This is TAL’s third win in the 19-year history of ATLIS.

Published | Gabrielle Renotte

In collaboration with the Australian Institute of Credit Management (AICM), Turks has prepared a practical guide for businesses to understand and prepare for the most significant reforms to Australia’s AML/CTF regime since its introduction in 2006.

The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2024 introduces sweeping changes that will expand the regime to new sectors, redefine key concepts, and impose enhanced compliance obligations.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Published | Gabrielle Renotte

We’re proud to announce that Turks has been awarded the 5-Star Employer of Choice 2025 Certification by Australasian Lawyer.

This certification recognises firms that demonstrate strong performance across areas highlighted by positive employee experience, including leadership, remuneration, professional development, and work-life balance. The evaluation is based on both quantitative and qualitative information submitted by nominated firms and affirms our commitment to cultivating a supportive and thriving work environment.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Physical Surveillance and ‘Exceptional Circumstances’

  • Published 15.10.2025

Freedman Brothers Limited v Scovell [2025] NSWPICPD 48

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Key takeaways

Navigating Non-Delegable Duties and Third-Party Safety Reporting

  • Published 15.10.2025

Bibby v Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2025] NSWDC 377

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An employer owes a duty of care to protect its employees when they have become aware that third-party work premises have become unsafe.

Employers Liability Newsletter - October 2025

  • Published 14.10.2025

Recent Decisions

Physical Surveillance and ‘Exceptional Circumstances’
Freedman Brothers Limited v Scovell [2025] NSWPICPD 48

Navigating Non-Delegable Duties and Third-Party Safety Reporting
Bibby v Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2025] NSWDC 377

Secure Your PPS Interest or MOOve On

  • Published 01.10.2025

Re Dairy Soils Pty Ltd (in liq) [2025] VSC 540

Legal update

Pursuant to section 588FM of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the plaintiff sought orders for an extension of time to register its Purchase Money Security Interests (PMSIs) over livestock and machinery in the approximate value of AU$1,425,600 supplied to Dairy Soils.

The plaintiff approached the Court on the basis that, if the relief it sought was not granted, the PMSIs over the assets acquired by Dairy Soils would be void as against the liquidator.

Mediation and the Dangers of Not Taking it Seriously

  • Published 22.09.2025

As most legal practitioners will know, it is an expectation of the Court that parties in a dispute will engage in some form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), such as mediation. However, mediation can sometimes then be treated as a simple procedural step to get through and move on from.

Parties may simply turn up to a mediation with little to no intention of resolving the matter or narrowing the issues in dispute, which can be very frustrating for those parties who attend with a genuine intention to resolve the matter and achieve a commercial outcome.

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