In a recent ACCC prosecution the Federal Court determined that the Australian Consumer Law (the old Trade Practices Law) applies to foreign companies offering goods and services to Australians online. The Court also found that the definition of goods in the legislation extended to digital products.
Back in September 2016 the District Court in NSW made a ruling against a staff member who defamed his employer on his personal Facebook account. The case was Rothe v Scott (No 4) [2016] NSWDC 160. This is a precedent case in defamation laws as in that the employer was not specifically named in the [...]
Not getting along with your business partner and don’t feel like you have any options? Often people are company directors, shareholders, and employees in the one business and the interplay of rights and obligations associated with these roles can be quite complicated. We have recently resolved a number of disputes and negotiated partnership agreements for clients [...]
In efforts to tackle employer non-payment of the superannuation guarantee (SG), a new government working group has been established including representatives from the Australian Tax Office, Treasury, the Department of Employment,, the Department of Employment, ASIC and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. This working group is expected to release a final report in March which [...]
