A recent survey* of small businesses shows how to avoid an expensive and disruptive dispute. Unsurprisingly late payment was the single biggest reported cause of disputes. Although 60% of businesses who had been though a dispute recently thought the dispute was dealt with fairly, more than half thought the time and effort required was unreasonable. [...]
What type of visa do I need to work in Australia if I’m an actor, DJ, musician, dancer, production crew or other creative? Visas are often the last thing that people think about however without the visa, there is no talent and if no talent, there is no show! In order to work in Australia [...]
Firstly, if you pushed him or her in front of said bus, you’re probably off to jail. If not, then after mourning appropriately, you’d probably be wondering, ‘what happens now?’ Unfortunately, many co-owners of a business will often not turn their minds to a roadmap for the business (and the partners left behind) until such [...]
In preparing commercial contracts a clause will often be inserted (generally at the prompting of the drafting lawyer) to provide a procedure for dealing with disputes. Often, very little consideration is given to such clauses as parties to the contract are (quite understandably) more excited and focused on the project at hand and the best [...]
