![Small Business Restructuring: A New Regime](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2023/12/Handshake-on-City-Silhouette-2-400x284.jpg)
14/12/23
With effect from 1 January 2021 small business restructuring (SBR) was introduced by the Australian Government as ...
![Dealing with Defamatory Online Reviews](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2022/11/Untitled-design-9-400x284.jpg)
24/11/22
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2022/11/Untitled-design-8-400x284.jpg)
18/11/22
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2021/05/ml-posts-1-copy.jpg)
24/05/21
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2021/02/adeolu-eletu-wn3iop4-j3a-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg)
15/02/21
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/11/untitled-design-3.png)
30/11/20
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/10/istock-459388249-copy.jpg)
21/10/20
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/06/istock-540114870-copy.jpg)
03/06/20
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/05/istock-1096390394.jpg)
18/05/20
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/04/istock-655916570.jpg)
08/04/20
Managing your Employees during COVID-19 Pandemic
Properly managing your workforce during this difficult time will ...
![Recent Developments in Casual Employment](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/02/employment-law.jpeg)
04/02/20
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/10/uber-eats.jpg)
02/10/19
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/04/asic_2.jpg)
03/04/19
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s Final Report in the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation ...
![Director Liability for Unpaid Employee Superannuation Entitlements](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/04/istock-678655452.jpg)
03/04/19
In certain circumstances, company directors can be personally liable for the amount of any employee superannuation ...
![Combatting illegal phoenix activity](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/04/istock-497121518.jpg)
03/04/19
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](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/02/istock-482803981.jpg)
01/02/19
Businesses come in many different shapes, sizes and structures. Acquiring an existing business can often be far ...
![Increased Penalties for ACL Breaches](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/11/istock-900373616.jpg)
22/11/18
On 18 September, legislation increasing penalties under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) came into effect. The ...
![What is the ‘Harvey Weinstein’ clause?](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/09/istock-900313302.jpg)
01/10/18
The Emergence of Social Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions
The momentum that has been built since the ...
![Legal considerations when starting a business](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/04/istock-692714766.jpg)
04/04/18
Starting a new business venture can be a daunting prospect especially for first time entrepreneurs. There are a ...