Abandonment of employment arises where for an unreasonable period of time an employee is absent from work or fails to return to work after a period of authorised leave without communicating or providing the employer any valid reason for the absence. Recent case law has clarified that, in circumstances where [...]
Under the Small Business Restructure Roll-over (Div 328-G) , which was introduced to much fanfare last year, small business owners are allowed to change the legal structure of their businesses without incurring a capital gains tax liability to a trust, provided that the economic ownership of the business does not materially change. This is an [...]
The recent decision of the High Court of Australia (‘the HCA’) in Prince Alfred College Incorporated v ADC [2016] HCA 37 has shed some light on when employers will be held vicariously liable for the criminal acts of their employees and, in particular, acts involving sexual assault. Background The victim was a boarder at Prince [...]
Pointon Partners has launched a new electronic contract signing and exchange platform for its property developer clients that significantly simplifies and speeds up the contract exchange process, and saves them money as well. According to Pointon Partners’ director in charge of property, Ted Vlahos: “Our new electronic contract signing and exchange platform is an innovative [...]
