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All too often in unfair dismissal proceedings, a finding will be made by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) that an employee’s dismissal was harsh, unjust or unreasonable even where an employee’s wrongdoing, which formed the basis of their termination, i...

The National Labor Relations Board, a United States’ equivalent of Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FWC) combined with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), recently found that Uber drivers are independent contractors and ...

In the recent case of In the matter of Gondon Five Pty Limited and Cui Family Asset Management Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 469, the New South Wales Supreme Court (Brereton J) considered the purpose and scope of an appointment as receiver to a c...

Originally introduced in September 2018 and passed by both Houses of Parliament in April 2019, the Corporations Amendment (Strengthening Protections for Employee Entitlements) Bill 2018 seeks to deter corporate employers from avoiding their ...

On 17 May 2019, news broke that Israel Folau, a professional Australian rugby player, had been dismissed by Rugby Australia over a controversial religious Instagram post last month. The post singled out gay people, among others, and suggested that th...

The Federal Court decision of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) v Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 12 sent shockwaves through the franchise sector after imposing a $2.604 million penalty against national franchisor...

As reported in our article The year ahead for directors: what’s in store for 2019, the Federal Government presented the Treasury Laws Amend...

The ACCC has welcomed a new alliance with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as of April 2019. The ACCC announced on 15 April 2019 that the ACCC and FBI have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (the Memora...