Envi­ron­men­tal Plan­ning and Assess­ment Amend­ment Bill

Jan 17, 2017

The State Gov­ern­ment has released the Envi­ron­men­tal Plan­ning and Assess­ment Amend­ment Bill 2017. The Bill is on pub­lic exhi­bi­tion until…
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Trust me — I’m your employer

Dec 13, 2016

Com­ing into this sea­son, we tend to reflect on the year that was and what mat­ters most in our lives…
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We can’t build our wills on sus­pi­cious minds

Dec 13, 2016

What to expect when chal­leng­ing a will made in ​‘sus­pi­cious circumstances’ Key points Courts pre­sume that wills are made valid­ly –…
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The Strate­gic Mar­ket­ing of Innovation

Nov 21, 2016

In Brief Inno­va­tion should be the key ele­ment in your busi­ness strat­e­gy. How­ev­er, inno­va­tion only has com­mer­cial val­ue when it…
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How to sell your busi­ness, tax effectively

Nov 21, 2016

Too often busi­ness own­ers fail to take advan­tage of the gen­er­ous cap­i­tal gains tax (CGT) con­ces­sions avail­able when sell­ing a busi­ness…
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Advanced Care Directives

Oct 17, 2016

In Brief In this arti­cle, we exam­ine Advanced Care Direc­tives (ACDs) and how they can be used to assist your…
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Who owns your Intel­lec­tu­al Property?

Oct 17, 2016

In Brief Intel­lec­tu­al Prop­er­ty (“IP”) may appear to be intan­gi­ble but it could be the most valu­able asset your busi­ness…
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Penal­ties in Com­mer­cial Contracts

Sep 29, 2016

In Brief In our pre­vi­ous issue, we exam­ined the gen­er­al law of penal­ties in con­tracts, par­tic­u­lar­ly in light of the…
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AdWords: Paragons or Parasites?

Sep 16, 2016

Sum­ma­ry A recent Fed­er­al Court case has affirmed the posi­tion in Aus­tralia that the use of AdWords gen­er­al­ly does not…
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An IP Health Check could save the life of your business

Sep 15, 2016

The heart of your busi­ness may well be its intel­lec­tu­al prop­er­ty (“IP”). IP is sim­ply the legal prop­er­ty in the…
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