Corporate Law
Small Business Restructuring: A New Regime
With effect from 1 January 2021 small business restructuring (SBR) was introduced by the Australian Government as ...
Dealing with Defamatory Online Reviews
It has long been accepted that one of the primary means to attract customers is through positive online reviews, ...
High Court finds Google search results do not amount to publication of defamatory material
In the decision of Google LLC v Defteros [2022] HCA 27 (17 August 2022) (“Defteros”) handed down on 17 August ...
Distinguishing between Employees and Contractors
Distinguishing whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor continues to be an essential ...
DEVELOPMENTS IN CASUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FAIR WORK AMENDMENT BILL 2020
Regular readers of our newsletter will be familiar with our ongoing examination of various cases of the right of ...
Special Leave Granted: High Court to Hear Appeal on Casual Employment
Last week the High Court of Australia granted WorkPac special leave to appeal the decision in WorkPac v Robert ...
How McDonalds lost its Big Mac Trade Mark in Europe
McDonald’s flagship hamburger, the Big Mac, was first introduced in 1967 in the United States and quickly became a ...
Casual Employment: Employees’ right to double dip confirmed – what employers need to know about recent decisions
Following on from our articles ‘The Essence of Casual Employment’ and ‘Recent Developments in Casual ...
Virtual company meetings, counterpart and electronic executions for corporate business is now permitted under new treasurer determination
On 5 May 2020, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg made a determination as a result of the ongoing COVID 19 saga that ...
COVID-19 Shut Down, Stand Downs, Pay Cuts and more
Managing your Employees during COVID-19 Pandemic
Properly managing your workforce during this difficult time will ...
Recent Developments in Casual Employment
Following on from our article of last year titled ‘The Essence of Casual Employment’, there have been some ...
Unfair Contract Terms: ACCC investigation of Uber Eats
Recently, Uber Eats was the subject of an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...
Royal Commission damns ASIC’s enforcement culture as ineffective
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s Final Report in the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation ...
Director Liability for Unpaid Employee Superannuation Entitlements
In certain circumstances, company directors can be personally liable for the amount of any employee superannuation ...
Combatting illegal phoenix activity
The federal government in an effort to combat illegal phoenix activity has introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment ...
The Importance in Conducting Proper Due Diligence during a Business Sale
Businesses come in many different shapes, sizes and structures. Acquiring an existing business can often be far ...
Increased Penalties for ACL Breaches
On 18 September, legislation increasing penalties under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) came into effect. The ...
What is the ‘Harvey Weinstein’ clause?
The Emergence of Social Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions
The momentum that has been built since the ...
Legal considerations when starting a business
Starting a new business venture can be a daunting prospect especially for first time entrepreneurs. There are a ...
