Legal Updates

Posted on September 24, 2020

In the late 1970’s, McWilliam’s Wines launched wine in a 2-litre bottle. Their advert quoted a wine writer saying ‘I call it the “Big…

Posted on September 16, 2020

This flag is protected by copyright. By reproducing it, we are quite possibly infringing the copyright of Harold Thomas, the original…

Posted on September 09, 2020

In March this year, the Australian Government implemented new measures to assist financially distressed businesses and individuals to…

Posted on September 09, 2020

Unless you don’t use Google, Facebook or YouTube, you would have seen messages such as this in the last couple of weeks. What’s going on…

Posted on September 02, 2020

It has been two years since the decision in SFL/Piletech (EA) Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 637 (Piletech) seemingly “increased” the hurdle for…

Posted on August 25, 2020

In a recent decision, Jamsek v ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd [2020] FCAFC 1934, the Full Federal Court found that two drivers engaged as…

Posted on August 24, 2020

In the recent decision of Cant & Anor v Mad Brothers Earthmoving Pty Ltd [2020] VSCA 198, the Victorian Court of Appeal has clarified…

Posted on August 17, 2020

Employers across the country now have some clarity regarding how to accrue personal / carer’s leave following the High Court’s decision in…

Posted on August 11, 2020

In a recent decision the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found that an employer was justified in terminating an employee who refused to…

Posted on July 16, 2020

Since judgment was delivered in Timberworld Ltd v Levin[1] (Timberworld) in 2015, creditors have referred to the New Zealand decision to…