Australia: Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd [1986] HCA 1 (13 February 1986)

A worker (Plaintiff) was injured when a log fell off a truck while he was working with another person. Both workers used their own vehicles, their own equipment, and were …

Multinational Collective Bargaining: Myth or Reality

This classic article (in 9 Vand. J. Transnat’l L. 101 (1976)) examines the rise of the multinational corporations, multinational unions’ responses to globalization, and the changing role of labor law in …

Australia: Humberstone v Northern Timber Mills [1949] HCA 49; (1949) 79 CLR 389 (16 November 1949)

An Employee used his own vehicle for the same hours each day and delivered goods to a factory.  A truck fell on him and killed him instantly.  The issue was …

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