Cash-flow prob­lems no excuse for under­pay­ment of work­ers, mag­is­trate rules

Mar 9, 2012

In these dif­fi­cult eco­nom­ic times it is com­mon for small busi­ness­es to expe­ri­ence liq­uid­i­ty and cash-flow prob­lems. Under these sit­u­a­tions…
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Real­ly unlucky in love — dat­ing web­site scams

Mar 8, 2012

New ACCC guide­lines to pro­tect con­sumers of online dat­ing sites from scammers. If you think that the only peo­ple vul­ner­a­ble to…
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ACCC cracks down on free range claims

Feb 16, 2012

Declar­ing a crack­down on claims by poul­try pro­duc­ers of ​“free range” eggs or birds (or sim­i­lar expres­sions), the Aus­tralian Com­pe­ti­tion and…
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Optus wins most recent footy wars

Feb 16, 2012

AFL, NRL and Tel­stra unable to stop unli­censed ​“near-live” view­ing of matches On 1 Feb­ru­ary 2012, the Fed­er­al Court of Aus­tralia con­firmed…
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Ter­mi­nat­ing employ­ees on sick leave can be a recipe for disaster.

Feb 16, 2012

One of the biggest issues for an employ­er is deal­ing with under­per­form­ing staff mem­bers who abuse their sick leave enti­tle­ments…
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Why do I need a Will with Tes­ta­men­tary Trusts?

Feb 16, 2012

Advan­tages in nut shell Hav­ing a tes­ta­men­tary trust in your will: Can have asset pro­tec­tion ben­e­fits for your ben­e­fi­cia­ries, for instance, by pro­tect­ing…
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Aus­tralian trade mark deci­sion nuckin futs?

Feb 16, 2012

An Aus­tralian snack food com­pa­ny has been giv­en the go ahead to sell their pre­pared nuts prod­uct under its uncon­ven­tion­al…
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Reten­tion of Title under the PPSA

Feb 15, 2012

The com­mence­ment of the Per­son­al Prop­er­ty Secu­ri­ty Act 2009 (PPSA) on 30 Jan­u­ary 2012 has sig­nif­i­cant impli­ca­tions on the busi­ness…
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Will your busi­ness be affect­ed by the PPSA?

Jan 16, 2012

In Brief The Per­son­al Prop­er­ty Secu­ri­ties Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) estab­lish­es a new, nation­wide régime reg­u­lat­ing inter­ests in per­son­al prop­er­ty. The PPSA…
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Changes to claims on deceased estates

Dec 22, 2011

Cer­tain peo­ple such as a hus­band, wife, part­ner, chil­dren, grand­chil­dren and oth­ers are enti­tled to make a claim on an Estate of…
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