Geoff Baldwin

• Ernie Schmatt's great contribution to justice

  2nd Oct 2024

  Little-known leader Ernie Schmatt AM PSM made a big difference behind the scenes, from the birth of the Judicial Commission of NSW until his passing earlier this year. Geoff Baldwin remembers.

• Is a subcontractor responsible for a safety breach on a construction site?

  15th Feb 2023

  Geoff Baldwin of Stacks Law Firm provides expert commentary on workplace health and safety duties, standards and responsibilities in complex projects, elucidating a clouded case.  

• Roe v Wade overturned – will it set a precedent for Australian law?

  25th Aug 2022

  Unpacking the details and context of ‘arguably the most well-known legal case in the English-speaking world’: Roe v Wade, Geoff Baldwin looks to the past to illuminate the future.

• Independent contractor or employee? Why it’s a bit of a legal circus

  28th Jul 2022

  Geoff Baldwin discusses a rapidly evolving area of law with ‘far-reaching consequences for payouts, job security and entitlements’, in light of two High Court decisions earlier this year.

• Photography and the law – when is it illegal to take a photo?

  9th May 2019

  Geoff Baldwin explores the rapidly changing nature and capabilities of modern photography and the laws surrounding it.

• Algorithms, artificial intelligence, automated systems and the law

  15th Nov 2018

  The extent to which the rights of individuals are threatened by autonomated systems and the ability of the law to safeguard those rights.

• Modern slavery – what can be done?

  9th Aug 2018

  Geoff Baldwin outlines and examines the Australian legal framework through which modern slavery - present in the production chains of goods sold in Australia - can be addressed.

• Emojis in litigation: Adding unpredictability and ambiguity to electronic communications

  14th Jun 2018

  An exploration of the prevalence of emojis in modern electronic communications, and the increased legal analysis of what these emojis are intended to mean and/or imply.

• Why private sector whistleblowers need better protection

  10th May 2018

  Geoff Baldwin discusses the need for a comprehensive, Australia-wide scheme of private sector whistleblower protections as the public/private sector boundary continues to shift.