The Andrews Labour Government are in the process of reviewing Victoria’s Long Service Leave arrangements under the Long Service Leave Act 1992. The review will examine whether the existing arrangements meet the expectations of the community, or can be made fairer for women and people with parental responsibilities, part-time and casual employees, as well as [...]
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 [...]
