Finally, a legal definition of casual employment: What the High Court decision means The ruling follows months of political and legal wrangling over the ‘proper nature’ of casual employment, but has continued to stoke controversy. Department of Business Law and Taxation People don’t know much about Australia’s High Court and that’s a worry New research shows we are woefully ignorant about the function of the High Court. (Note to Australia: our Chief Justice is not Judge Judy.) Russell Smyth Senior Leadership team