Redundancy — Defending Claims for Unfair Dismissal
Circumstances will sometimes arise in a business where an employer needs to shed staff. The business may be subject to a takeover…
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Can you stand down your employees?
A common question for employers is whether and in what circumstances can they stand down an employee. At common law there…
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Common sense prevails in an unfair dismissal case
I often write about whacky decisions of the Fair Work Commission which demonstrate the extraordinary lengths employers have to go…
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Are you entitled to trade under your own name?
You sometimes hear people say that they have a fundamental right to trade under their own personal name. There is some…
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Where there’s no will, there’s still a way 5 things about intestacy
Everyone has an estate plan – even if you didn’t plan one. If you die without a will, the rules of…
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Can an employer require an employee to undertake a medical examination? update
Employers are regularly confronted with situations in which they need to obtain further medical information about injured or unwell employees…
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Equity Crowd Source Funding — Part 1: A basic primer
On 28 March 2017 the Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) Act 2017 (Cth) (Act) received Royal Assent, paving the way for…
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5 ways your step-child could claim on your estate
Step-children may be able to make a claim against your estate if they are able to prove firstly, their eligibility, and…
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“What becomes of the broken hearted?” and can or should employers care anyway?
The unfortunate answer to the Motown ballad question — ‘What becomes of the broken hearted?’ — is they sometimes become…
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Amended Land and Environment Court Practices
IN SUMMARY The Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court has issued new practice directions for policies aimed at…
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