Com­pet­ing Con­sid­er­a­tions: An Employ­ee and her ​‘Hob­by Business’.

Oct 22, 2018

In the cur­rent age where any organ­i­sa­tion, irre­spec­tive of size, can adver­tise to the world through the inter­net, the bar­ri­ers…
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Crowd-sourced fund­ing extend­ed to pri­vate companies

Oct 19, 2018

From 19 Octo­ber 2018, pri­vate com­pa­nies can seek finance through the equi­ty crowd-sourced fund­ing (CSF) régime that was pre­vi­ous­ly open…
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Is it okay to let your for­mer spouse trav­el over­seas with the children?

Sep 21, 2018

The short answer is no. Once a par­ent has left the juris­dic­tion of Aus­tralia with the chil­dren, the chil­dren may become…
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Show me the mon­ey: the con­se­quences of fail­ing to dis­close assets in fam­i­ly law proceedings

Sep 21, 2018

Par­ties to finan­cial fam­i­ly law cas­es have an ongo­ing duty to dis­close the mate­r­i­al facts relat­ing to their finan­cial posi­tion…
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What’s in a name? Chang­ing your child’s sur­name after sep­a­ra­tion or divorce

Sep 21, 2018

Your child’s name can be changed where you have the con­sent of the oth­er par­ent and the change of name…
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Domes­tic vio­lence in finan­cial cas­es in the Fam­i­ly Court and Fed­er­al Cir­cuit Court of Australia

Sep 21, 2018

The Fam­i­ly Law Act 1975 estab­lished the ​‘no fault’ divorce prin­ci­ple. This means that, unlike in some oth­er juris­dic­tions, to…
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Pre­vent­ing Inter­na­tion­al Parental Child Abduction

Sep 12, 2018

Did you know that Aus­tralia has one of the high­est rates of inter­na­tion­al parental child abduc­tion in the world? Once a par­ent…
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If you have signed a prenup and no longer agree to the terms, what can you do?

Sep 12, 2018

In brief — Your rights are limitedIf you have pre­vi­ous­ly signed a prenup­tial or post­nup­tial agree­ment and no longer agree to its…
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What Brex­it will mean for trade marks in the UK

Sep 11, 2018

The reports of polit­i­cal tur­moil in the Unit­ed King­dom regard­ing the imple­men­ta­tion of Brex­it has caused some con­ster­na­tion to those…
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Restraints of trade and cus­tomer connections

Sep 6, 2018

It is well estab­lished that restraints of trade in employ­ment con­tracts will not be enforced by a court if they are…
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