Employee Share Schemes – Eligible Start Up Concessions
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 [...]
Landmark High Court Google Defamation Ruling
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 [...]
Pointon Partners Commercial Law Seminar – 14 July 2022
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 [...]
ACCC v Airbnb: Airbnb allegedly misled Australians about accommodation prices
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’). [...]
Pointon Partners Employment Law Webinar: Key issues for the new financial year
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 [...]
Collective Bargaining With Suppliers – ACCC Relief
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 [...]
Labour Hire Agreements
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 [...]
Pointon Partners Employment Law Presentation
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 [...]
Changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct
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 [...]
Key considerations when establishing a family discretionary trust
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 [...]