What hap­pens when divorce splits a busi­ness? — Six pos­si­ble scenarios

Nov 30, 2011

In brief Many busi­ness­es are found­ed and run by a hus­band and wife team. What hap­pens to the busi­ness if they divorce? The…
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Casu­al employ­ee lodges unfair dis­missal claim after being sacked via a text message

Nov 30, 2011

In Brief Fair Work Aus­tralia (FWA) has sent a clear warn­ing to employ­ers think­ing of dis­miss­ing their employ­ees by text mes­sage, award­ing…
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Astro­turf­ing, social media and the law

Nov 29, 2011

In brief — If astro­turf­ing mis­leads con­sumers, it breach­es Aus­tralian Con­sumer Law “Astro­turf­ing” refers to an orches­trat­ed expres­sion of sup­port for…
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Astro­turf­ing, social media and the law

Nov 29, 2011

In brief — If astro­turf­ing mis­leads con­sumers, it breach­es Aus­tralian Con­sumer Law “Astro­turf­ing” refers to an orches­trat­ed expres­sion of sup­port for…
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Can a ten­ant with­draw an exer­cise of an option under a lease?

Nov 24, 2011

In Brief A lease may con­tain an option for the ten­ant to enter into a new lease when the first term expires. This…
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Delay in com­mence­ment of New South Wales ​“rea­son­able steps” legislation

Nov 24, 2011

In Brief On 8 Sep­tem­ber 2011, the New South Wales Par­lia­ment passed the Courts and Oth­er Leg­is­la­tion Fur­ther Amend­ment Bill 2011 (Bill)…
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Are pre-mar­i­tal assets treat­ed dif­fer­ent­ly to mar­i­tal assets dur­ing prop­er­ty settlement?

Nov 24, 2011

In brief — How pre-mar­i­tal assets are treated A pre-mar­i­tal asset will be con­sid­ered to be a con­tri­bu­tion of the per­son who bought…
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Employ­ee suc­ceeds in prov­ing Unfair Dis­missal but is left with­out a remedy

Nov 24, 2011

In Brief In an extra­or­di­nary deci­sion, Fair Work Aus­tralia (FWA) has found an unfair dis­missal despite the employ­er prov­ing a valid rea­son…
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PPSA ter­mi­nol­o­gy

Nov 24, 2011

In Brief The Per­son­al Prop­er­ty Secu­ri­ties Act 2009 (PPSA) was due to come into force on 31 Octo­ber 2011, how­ev­er, the…
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How do courts enforce restraint of trade clauses?

Nov 24, 2011

In Brief Fol­low­ing on from our ear­li­er arti­cle regard­ing Pre­serv­ing your busi­ness through restraint of trade claus­es, the New South Wales…
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