Employ­ment law myth No.5: ​“If they’re not per­form­ing well, I can extend their probation”

Oct 5, 2017

Over the next few weeks, we’re dis­pelling some com­mon­ly held employ­ment law mis­con­cep­tions, in a series of short arti­cles. Warn­ing –…
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Work­place sur­veil­lance in NSW: hav­ing a com­put­er sur­veil­lance pol­i­cy is a manda­to­ry requirement 

Sep 15, 2017

There is a view in some busi­ness­es that the imple­men­ta­tion of writ­ten work­place poli­cies are some­thing of a ​“nice to have”…
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Do ​“out­er lim­its” employ­ment con­tracts have a future?

Sep 12, 2017

Intro­duc­tion The offer­ing of a series of ​“fixed term” con­tracts to employ­ees (often by the use of ​“out­er lim­it” or ​“max­i­mum…
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Trade mark pro­tec­tion against par­al­lel importers 

Sep 12, 2017

When an over­seas man­u­fac­tur­er exports to Aus­tralia, it may choose to set up a dis­trib­u­tor in Aus­tralia under an exclu­sive dis­tri­b­u­tion…
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Is a ​“Trans­fer Grant­i­ng Ease­ment” enough to sat­is­fy a deferred com­mence­ment condition?

Sep 11, 2017

Is a ​“Trans­fer Grant­i­ng Ease­ment” enough to sat­is­fy a deferred com­mence­ment con­di­tion? Mau­ro Polet­ti v Inner West Coun­cil [2017] NSWLEC 1325 Why is…
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Some obser­va­tions on the approach to val­u­a­tions, land tax claims and the ​‘actu­al use of land’

Sep 11, 2017

Some obser­va­tions on the approach to val­u­a­tions, land tax claims and the ​‘actu­al use of land’: Car­lewie Pty Ltd v Roads…
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Con­struc­tion relat­ed impacts should be con­sid­ered in staged devel­op­ment applications

Sep 11, 2017

Con­struc­tion relat­ed impacts should be con­sid­ered in staged devel­op­ment appli­ca­tions: Bay Sim­mer Invest­ments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales…
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A con­di­tion using the term ​“Appli­cant” can impose a restric­tion relat­ed to the iden­ti­ty of the user

Sep 11, 2017

A con­di­tion using the term ​“Appli­cant” can impose a restric­tion relat­ed to the iden­ti­ty of the user only – and may…
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Some obser­va­tions on the approach to val­u­a­tions, land tax claims and the ​‘actu­al use of land’

Sep 11, 2017

Some obser­va­tions on the approach to val­u­a­tions, land tax claims and the ​‘actu­al use of land’: Car­lewie Pty Ltd v Roads…
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Employ­ment law myth No. 1: ​“It’s ille­gal to give a bad reference”

Sep 1, 2017

Many peo­ple believe that giv­ing a ​“bad” ref­er­ence is some­how against the law.In fact, there is no gen­er­al oblig­a­tion at law…
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