Unfair dismissal - contact G&B Lawyers

If you think that you have been unfairly dismissed by your former employer, it may be possible to commence unfair dismissal proceedings in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission. 

Dismissal may include threatened dismissal.
 
Who may lodge a claim? 
 employees of private sector employers if dismissed after 1 January 2010

• apprentices or trainees;
• independent contractors;
• employees on a 3 month probation period if determined in advance;
• some casual employees;
• employees on contracts of employment for a specified period of time less than 6 months;
• employees engaged under a contract of employment for a specific task.

What can the Industrial Relations Commission do?

Where the Commission upholds a claim, it may order an employer to:

• reinstate the employee to their former position;
• re-employ the employee in another position that the employer has available;
• provide back pay and other entitlements owing from the time of the dismissal, where reinstatement or re-employment is ordered;
• compensate the employee by ordering payment of an amount not exceeding the remuneration of the employee during the six months before the dismissal, where reinstatement or re-employment is considered impracticable;
• not dismiss the employee, where dismissal has been threatened.

If you know someone who has been unfairly dismissed or want more information about this, contact us at G&B Lawyers.

G&B Lawyers

Office: Suite 1, Level 1, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Mail: GPO Box 1849, Sydney, NSW 2001

M: 0481 287 528 | 0401 175 934

E: info@gandblawyers.com.au | kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au 

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Introducing Katherine Edwards of G&B Lawyers

G&B Lawyers is pleased to welcome Katherine Edwards to our growing legal team.

Katherine Edwards was formerly in-house legal counsel at Dial-A-Dump Industries, a major recycling and landfill company in Sydney. 

She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Science from the University of Wollongong.

She has experience in dealing with:

·         All aspects of EPA work;  

·         Liaising with external stakeholders and regulators;

·         Assisting and managing work, health & safety issues;

·         Environmental investigations and compliance;

·         Assisting in litigation;

·         Conveyancing.

Katherine can be contacted on:

M: 0401 175 934 | E: kedwards@gandblawyers.com.au

G&B Lawyers

Office: Suite 1, Level 1, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Mail: GPO Box 1849, Sydney, NSW 2001

M: 0481 287 528 | 0401 175 934

E: info@gandblawyers.com.au | kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au

kedwards@gandblawyers.com.au

W: www.gandblawyers.com.au

Leading waste industry lawyer - Kim Glassborow of G&B Lawyers

The Principal of G&B Lawyers, Kim Glassborow is a specialist planning & environmental lawyer who has spent years dealing with various different government agencies (EPA, local councils & Department of Planning & Infrastructure) and has a wealth of experience in the NSW waste management sector.

She presently advises many waste recycling companies on their legislative compliance and work, health and safety issues.

Kim advises developers and industry on issues relating to town planning, contaminated land, hazardous materials, environmental licensing, waste management and regulation, supply chain compliance and pollution incidents.

Kim also assists clients to obtain development and environmental licences and approvals, manage on-going environmental compliance, environmental incidents and all aspects of Land and Environmental Court litigation.

Kim has been retained by the Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW to provide specialist legal advice to the Association and its members. 

She is regarded as a leading expert in waste law and has practical experience having worked in-house for a large recycling / landfilling Sydney company.

G&B Lawyers

Office: Suite 1, Level 1, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Mail: GPO Box 1849, Sydney, NSW 2001
M: 0481 287 528
E: info@gandblawyers.com.au | kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au W: www.gandblawyers.com.au

The words from a happy client of G&B Lawyers

“Recently I sold my home and I employed the services of G&B Lawyers for the conveyancing work to be done.

I am absolutely delighted with the service I received from G&B Lawyers.

Kim is the absolute professional; friendly, direct and to the point with no room for confusion.

Katherine is just lovely with the patience of a saint explaining all the minor and major details.

I would recommend G&B Lawyers and certainly I will be a return customer”.

Tracy – Bexley, Sydney.
February 2016

G&B Lawyers

 Office: Suite 1, Level 1, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Mail: GPO Box 1849, Sydney, NSW 2001

M: 0481 287 528 | 0401 175 934

E: info@gandblawyers.com.au | kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au

W: www.gandblawyers.com.au

 

Court challenges in the Land & Environment Court - G&B Lawyers

At G&B Lawyers we challenged refusals of development applications, orders issued by Local Councils and unlawfully granted development consents. 

 

Kim Glassborow, Principal of the firm, is an experienced litigator in the Land and Environment Court with over 10 years experience.

 

She is a published author of the Lexis Nexis publication on the Land and Environment Court Act and Rules and former Chair of the NSW Young Lawyers Planning & Environmental Law Committee.

Office: Suite 1, Level 1, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Mail: GPO Box 1849, Sydney, NSW 2001

M: 0481 287 528 | 0401 175 934

E: info@gandblawyers.com.au | kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au

W: www.gandblawyers.com.au

Introducing the G&B legal team in 2016

Kim Glassborow | Principal Lawyer | G&B Lawyers

The Principal of G&B Lawyers, Kim Glassborow is a specialist planning & environmental lawyer who has spent over 10 years dealing with various government agencies (EPA, local councils & the Department of Planning & Infrastructure) and has a wealth of experience in the NSW waste management industry.

Kim advises waste and recycling companies on their legal rights and obligations. This includes:

All aspects of waste management	Litigation and Court matters	Issues relating to town planning
Hazardous materials	Contaminated land	Environmental Licensing
Legislative compliance	Regulation and regulatory investigations	Supply chain compliance
Chain of responsibility	Pollution incidents	Work, health and safety

Kim also assists clients to:

·         Obtain development and environmental licences and approvals;

·         Manage on-going environmental compliance;

·         Review contracts;

·         Advise in relation to disputes and environmental incidents; and

·         Run all aspects of Land and Environment Court and Supreme Court litigation.

Kim was the former elected Chair of the NSW Law Society Young Lawyers Planning & Environmental Law Committee and is also a published author of the Lexis Nexis publication on ‘Annotations to the Land and Environment Court Act & Rules’.  

Kim can be contacted on M: 0481 287 528 or E: kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au  

Katherine Edwards | Lawyer | G&B Lawyers

Katherine is also a planning & environmental lawyer and works closely with Kim to advise clients on their legal rights and obligations. This includes:

All aspects of waste management	Litigation and Court matters	Environmental investigations
Regulation and compliance	Reviewing contracts	Work, health and safety

Katherine can be contacted on M: 0401 175 934 or E: kedwards@gandblawyers.com.au

G&B Lawyers is retained by the Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW.

Buying or selling a property

Conveyancing at G&B Lawyers

The team at G&B Lawyers can assist with the buying or selling of property at competitive fixed price.

We will handle all parts of your conveyance to ensure that everything runs smoothly, attend settlement and report to you every step of the way.

We can also assist First Home Buyers with all the paperwork (if eligible for the First Home Buyers Grant).

We fix our legal fees to ensure that you know exactly what you have to pay at the end of the matter.

Contact the Principal of G&B Lawyers Kim Glassborow on 0481 287 528 for a quote.

G&B Lawyers

Office: Suite 1, Level 1, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Mail: GPO Box 1849, Sydney, NSW 2001

M: 0481 287 528 | 0401 175 934

E: info@gandblawyers.com.au | kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au

W: www.gandblawyers.com.au

Katherine Edwards of G&B Lawyers

G&B Lawyers is pleased to welcome a new lawyer to the Planning & Environmental legal team.

Katherine Edwards was formerly in-house legal counsel at Dial-A-Dump Industries, a major recycling and landfill company in Sydney. 

She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Science from the University of Wollongong.

She has experience in dealing with:

·         All aspects of EPA work;  

·         Liaising with external stakeholders and regulators;

·         Assisting and managing work, health & safety issues;

·         Environmental investigations and compliance;

·         Assisting in litigation;

·         Conveyancing.

Katherine can be contacted on:

M: 0401 175 934

E: kedwards@gandblawyers.com.au

G&B Lawyers

Office: Suite 1, Level 1, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Mail: GPO Box 1849, Sydney, NSW 2001

M: 0481 287 528 | 0401 175 934

E: info@gandblawyers.com.au | kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au

W: www.gandblawyers.com.au

The G&B Legal Team

Welcome to office of G&B Lawyers

We are an efficient and affordable Sydney based legal team offering bespoke legal services in the following areas:

• Conveyancing
• Property & projects
• Employment law
• Planning law
• Environmental law
• Commercial law
• Financial services law
• Litigation
• Building & construction law

In need of good lawyers? 

Call G&B Lawyers ...

G&B Lawyers

Office: Suite 1, Level 1, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Mail: GPO Box 1849, Sydney, NSW 2001

M: 0481 287 528 | 0401 175 934

E: info@gandblawyers.com.au | kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au

W: www.gandblawyers.com.au

Industry leader in waste law (NSW) - Kim Glassborow of G&B Lawyers

The Principal of G&B Lawyers, Kim Glassborow is a specialist planning & environmental lawyer who has spent years dealing with various different government agencies (EPA, local councils & Department of Planning & Infrastructure) and has a wealth of experience in the NSW waste management sector.

She presently advises many waste recycling companies on their legislative compliance and work, health and safety issues.

Kim advises developers and industry on issues relating to town planning, contaminated land, hazardous materials, environmental licensing, waste management and regulation, supply chain compliance and pollution incidents.

Kim also assists clients to obtain development and environmental licences and approvals, manage on-going environmental compliance, environmental incidents and all aspects of Land and Environmental Court litigation.

Kim has been retained by the Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW to provide specialist legal advice to the Association and its members. 

She is regarded as a leading expert in waste law and has practical experience having worked in-house for a large recycling / landfilling Sydney company.

Office: Suite 1, Level 1, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Mail: GPO Box 1849, Sydney, NSW 2001

M: 0481 287 528

E: info@gandblawyers.com.au | kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au

W: www.gandblawyers.com.au

 

Compulsory Acquisitions – Have you been put on notice?

Compulsory Acquisitions – Have you been put on notice?

Government authorities, such as Local Council or the NSW State Government, are able to acquire privately owned land for public purposes.

Recent public examples include compulsory acquisitions of both residential commercial properties for the construction of WestConnex and now the Sydney Metro.

However, there are other examples that may hit more closely to home when a Local Council acquires a property for the purposes of performing its functions such as upgrading the sewerage and stormwater drainage facilities in an area.

What’s the process?

Once an authority has decided to acquire a property, the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) provides the mechanism for determining the amount of compensation to be paid to a landholder.

This Act must be complied with.

Usually, an agreement is sort to be reached between the Landholder and the Acquiring Authority first.

Where this is not possible, the acquiring authority has the power to compulsorily acquire the land for a public purpose.

Where land is to be compulsorily acquired, the Valuer General is responsible for independently determining the amount of compensation payable by the Acquiring Authority.

To assist the Valuer General, both parties generally obtain independent valuations by experts to support their side. Depending on the type and location of the property, the number of experts may range from one real estate valuation to numerous opinions from experts such as accountants, engineers and environmental scientists.

Getting the right advice

Obtaining advice from an experienced lawyer is essential for maximising ones claim.

An additional benefit is that reasonable legal costs and expert costs are likely to be paid by the Acquiring Authority.

You can then use the services of seasoned professionals with the peace of mind that you will be obtaining more than the initial offer made by the Acquiring Authority without professionals taking a large cut.

If you have been issued with a Proposed Acquisition Notice or want to know more about the process, please contact Kim Glassborow, Principal Lawyer at G&B Lawyers on M: 0481 287 528 or kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au for professional and experienced advice.

G&B Lawyers

Office: Suite 1, Level 1, 229 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

Mail: GPO Box 1849, Sydney, NSW 2001

M: 0481 287 528 | 0401 175 934

E: info@gandblawyers.com.au | kglassborow@gandblawyers.com.au

W: www.gandblawyers.com.au