Estab­lish­ment fees in pri­vate financ­ing transactions

Jul 17, 2018

As the banks have tight­ened their lend­ing cri­te­ria, we have been work­ing with a num­ber of pri­vate financiers who have increased…
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Every­one lies in their job appli­ca­tions… so can I fire them?

Jul 12, 2018

There is a com­mon per­cep­tion that most peo­ple lie in their résumés and job appli­ca­tions. Whether it be the exag­ger­at­ing the…
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The AHRC and Crim­i­nal Record Dis­crim­i­na­tion: A Tooth­less Tiger

Jul 9, 2018

The recent AHRC report into dis­crim­i­na­tion in employ­ment on the basis of crim­i­nal record, BE v Sun­corp Group Ltd [2018] AusHRC…
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Sala­cious facts, impor­tant principles

Jun 26, 2018

The atten­tion an unfair dis­missal case receives is some­times pro­por­tion­ate to how sala­cious the under­ly­ing facts con­sid­ered in the case…
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What’s in a name?

Jun 19, 2018

“I don’t believe a rose would be as nice if it was called a this­tle or a skunk cabbage.” - LM Mont­gomery Chang­ing…
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School Hol­i­day Time

Jun 19, 2018

“I have had a hol­i­day, and I’d like to take it up professionally” - Kylie Minogue In 2006, amend­ments were made…
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The GST with­hold­ing régime starts July 2018 — A look at the trans­ac­tions to which it will apply

Jun 19, 2018

The new GST ​‘with­hold­ing’ régime for sales of new res­i­den­tial prop­er­ties and vacant res­i­den­tial lots will apply from 1 July 2018 onwards…
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Pri­va­cy — It is every­one’s business

Jun 12, 2018

Even if you have no inter­est in pri­va­cy law, you would need to be liv­ing on a plan­et in a galaxy far…
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Break­ing up is hard to do — Com­mu­ni­cat­ing ter­mi­na­tion of employment

Jun 5, 2018

HARD CON­VER­SA­TIONS Two of the hard­est con­ver­sa­tions to have with any­one are end­ing a rela­tion­ship and ter­mi­nat­ing employment. On the for­mer, the…
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“Your employ­ee offend­ed me. What are you going to do about it?”: Employ­ee Social Media Conduct

May 8, 2018

A Com­plaint is Made It’s hard­ly a start­ing or nov­el obser­va­tion that social media plat­forms like Twit­ter and Face­book are not always…
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