Articles
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08 April 2004
Workplace Law & Culture
New redundancy benefits for federal award employees
Employers should note that the AIRC has made changes and increases to redundancy standards for federal award employees.
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08 March 2004
Property
Commercial / Retail Leases - Bank Guarantees
Bank Guarantees are one of the most common features of retail and commercial leases.
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08 March 2004
Workplace Law & Culture
Drug & alcohol policies - a case summary
These industrial disputes and unfair dismissal cases may shed light on what is expected with drug & alcohol policies.
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08 March 2004
Workplace Law & Culture
Drugs and Alcohol at work - Safety issues for employers
Drugs and alcohol cause safety issues for employers, especially if combined with machinery, safety equipment and driving.
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07 March 2004
Intellectual Property
IP & IT Law Update - employee ownership of intellectual property…
We discuss Victoria University of Technology v. Wilson & Ors.
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08 February 2004
Property
Commercial leases and strata title
Commercial strata title is becoming a common form of property development.
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08 February 2004
Work Health & Safety
A review of Workers Compensation Commission appeals - errors of l…
Since January 2002, the Workers Compensation Commission has determined about 50 applications for leave to appeal.
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07 February 2004
Finance & Capital
Important New Powers of Attorney Law for NSW - Commercial and Fin…
The Act largely re-writes NSW statute law on powers of attorney, although general law principles will also apply.
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08 January 2004
Property
Checklist for off the plan strata title sales
It is designed so that clients can check that all major issues have been covered and also identify the information that we need to prepare the contract.
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08 January 2004
Trusts
Important new powers of attorney law for NSW
People in NSW may wish to review their existing power of attorney in light of the new Power of Attorney Act 2003.
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07 January 2004
Information Technology
New Anti-Spam Legislation - ensure your electronic messages don't…
We all know spam when we see it.
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06 December 2003
Workplace Law & Culture
Industrial Manslaughter - the reaction or solution to workplace f…
Occupational health & safety legislation is focused on the prevention of workplace accidents through educating employers and employees in workplace safety.
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06 November 2003
Property
Off the plan strata developments - how to avoid strata stress
The article provides useful tips to minimise significant problems relating to off-the-plan strata title developments.
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06 November 2003
Workers Compensation
Workers Compensation Law Update - new legislation to implement in…
This Bill passed through the Parliament on 19 November and is currently awaiting assent.
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05 November 2003
Intellectual Property
IP & IT law update: patent, copyright and software infringement
Senior business personnel should take an active approach to IP assets with a clear understanding of all their obligations.
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06 October 2003
Wills & Estate Planning
To inherit or not to inherit: Informal testamentary documents, Di…
These inheritance cases discuss informal testamentary documents, division of inheritance and the Forfeiture Rule.
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06 October 2003
Workplace Law & Culture
Minimising OH&S Penalties - some recent cases show compliance wit…
A breach of an employer?s health and safety obligations could have disastrous consequences.
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06 September 2003
Property
Dummy bids at auctions.... a thing of the past - Property, Stock…
The Act deters dummy bids at auctions and at a more general level provides greater consumer protection in this area.