Resign or be fired?
When faced with the need to terminate the employment of a worker, sometimes employers will offer the employee the option to resign or face termination of employment. In this...
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Family Violence: New Amendments to the Family Law Act
Important amendments to the Family Law Act relating to family violence came into effect on 7 June 2012… Family violence and abuse have always been very important issues in...
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Meal Breaks for Award Employees
How long is a meal break for Award Employees? This article provides a brief update on the status of meal breaks while at work for Award employees. Under Work...
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Property Settlement: How to Save Money on Legal Costs
How can I save money on my Family Law Property Settlement? If you want legal advice about your entitlement from a property settlement, you can reduce your legal costs...
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Mortgage Sales – Lenders Have New Duties
Mortgage Sales: Lenders New Duties to Take Reasonable Care Lenders and their agents need to comply with new obligations to take reasonable care when the Lender is exercising its...
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Business Contracts: The Devil is in the Details
Overlooking important “fine print” in business contracts can get you badly burnt by that “Devil in the detail” We’re all guilty of overlooking the fine print of legal documents,...
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The Pros and Cons of Electing Trial
In the criminal jurisdictions of Australia and New Zealand (and some other Western criminal jurisdictions) prosecutions are commenced by the laying of an “information” in a first instance court,...
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Copyright Law in Australia – 9 Facts You Should Know!
Can I claim copyright? It is possible that you or your business creates material over which you could claim copyright for example, you may create a logo, newsletter, drawings...
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How duplication on the internet increases your legal risk
Before the internet came along the copying of original works typically relied on human intervention. A manuscript to be published would go through many hands before printed copies were...
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Successful challenge to Unjust Mortgage
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has delivered a further reminder to banks and other secured lenders that, when considering loan applications, they must have regard to more...
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