Articles
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15 April 2015
Workplace Law & Culture
Australia you're standing in it!: Interesting workplace problems
This Bulletin looks at some of the interesting workplace problems that can arise if you don?t know where you?re standing.
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14 April 2015
Competition & Consumer
Harper Review Report and supermarkets
A number of the recommendations are relevant to the grocery sector, but the review chose not to recommend any change.
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31 March 2015
Personal Property Securities
PPSA: Whittaker Review final report - implications for the hire i…
There are many other recommendations, but the focus here is on key issues in the Report that affect the hire industry.
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23 March 2015
Wills & Estate Planning
A lawyer's duty of care to willmaking clients
Lawyers need to respond to different retainers, such as ill clients, elderly clients or clients about to travel overseas.
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04 March 2015
Property
New swimming pool laws postponed for 12 months
Pool owners have a further 12 months before they will need a Certificate of Compliance to sell or lease their property.
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04 March 2015
Workplace Law & Culture
A dishonest manager deserved to be dismissed - commonsense!
The misconduct was deliberate, dishonest, and struck at the heart of the trust relationship between employer and employee.
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26 February 2015
Work Health & Safety
Impairment threshold in hearing loss claims revisited
The Court ruled that this hearing loss was a different injury from the one for which the claimant was already compensated.
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12 February 2015
Superannuation
Looking through the SMSF LRBA Draft Legislation - tax implication…
The draft measures are clearly positive as they remove the uncertainty relating to the taxation treatment of LRBAs.
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10 February 2015
Workplace Law & Culture
Back to the Future: when a woolly policy is an expensive fur coat…
The harassment policy was too friendly in tone, so that the employer had no flexibility to manage difficult employees.
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03 February 2015
Corporate Governance
Taxation of employee share schemes (ESS) - Some relief in sight
The Australian Government released exposure draft legislation to amend the income tax treatment of employee share schemes.
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29 January 2015
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Non-adversarial litigation: It does exist
A trustee, executor or administrator of a deceased estate can ask the Court for advice or direction relating to a trust.
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08 January 2015
Workplace Law & Culture
When does bullying occur @ work?
This case discussed when behaviour is considered to be 'at work' and within the bullying regime in the Fair Work Act 2009.
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08 January 2015
Corporate Governance
What is the cost of extended warranties that may not be needed?
Australian consumer protection laws are complex and the risk and cost of getting it wrong are high and not worth taking.
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12 December 2014
Workplace Law & Culture
Think before you act: employee misbehaviour out of work
Relationships are dynamic and employees need to be aware that actions out of work may have a very real impact at work.
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10 December 2014
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Hey, that's my money! - the Priority of Bankruptcy Trustees
We look at whether a trustee in bankruptcy is entitled to be paid remuneration and expenses ahead of a secured creditor.
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04 December 2014
Property
Pool owners beware - are you selling or leasing?
A valid Certificate of Registration or Certificate of Compliance is now necessary when you sell or lease your property.
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14 November 2014
Work Health & Safety
NSW WCC (NSW Workers Compensation Commission) Presidential Update…
This monthly update includes recent decisions from the Workers Compensation Commission (WCC) in New South Wales.
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11 November 2014
Corporate Governance
Family Ties - Not always a guarantee for corporate harmony!
This case illustrates the importance of complying with legal requirements for notification of directors and shareholdings.