In today’s tight labour market we continue to see interest from employer clients in establishing employee share schemes in order to retain, attract and incentivise talent. Perhaps the most straightforward of the schemes to create, administer and explain to staff is one relying upon the “eligible start up concessions” in [...]
The High Court last week handed down a landmark defamation ruling concerning whether Google was regarded as having been the publisher, for defamation law purposes, of the results of Google searches Five members of the Court (with two judges dissenting) held that Google was not the publisher of material derived [...]
Join us for an in person presentation by Andrew Cassin of Cassin Advisory for advice on the process of preparing your business for sale.Andrew is the author of "On Your Terms - 101 Ways to Prepare a Business for Sale or Succession."Our partners Michael Bishop, Aaron Zoanetti & Felicity Cara-Carson will [...]
Australia’s consumer watchdog has commenced proceedings against Airbnb for false or misleading representations about their services. The ACCC argues that Airbnb had made it unclear that the dollar sign ($) they were displaying on their website was in American dollars (‘USD’) instead of Australian dollars (‘AUD’). This has reportedly affected thousands [...]
Please join us as our employment lawyers Michael Bishop, Amelita Hensman and Ben Drysdale discuss the key employment issues likely to impact your business in the new financial year, including: Returning to work – employer and employee obligations Vaccinations Superannuation changes Engaging independent contractors, part-time employees & casual employees Changes to [...]
If you are a small business, it may be beneficial for you to join with competitors to engage in collective bargaining with a substantial or dominant supplier in your industry. However, this may breach the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 through the cartel and competition provisions of the act. Despite [...]
In the current environment, it is not unusual for businesses to enter into an arrangement with another party for the provision of workers, whether for a specific task or type of work, or for the ongoing performance of services. Labour hire agreements can be drafted to reflect the terms and conditions [...]
Last October our partner Michael Bishop delivered a client webinar on the subject of employee share & option schemes. He discussed the different types of schemes which can be used, the reasons why an employer may establish a scheme and whether an employee share & option scheme may be suited for [...]
If you are a franchisor or a franchisee, it is important to note that amendments were made by to the Franchising Code of Conduct (“Code”) on 1 June 2021. Most of these amendments will apply to franchise agreements entered into, renewed or extended on or after 1 July 2021, unless [...]
Discretionary trusts are most commonly established under a trust deed and governed by the terms of the trust deed. Therefore, careful consideration and drafting of the terms of the trust deed followed by regular reviews and amendments are required to ensure their effectiveness and to accurately reflect the current requirements [...]
