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The Government’s plan to prevent employees from “double dipping” paid parental leave is set out in both the Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2016 and the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus Savings and Child Care reform) Bill 2...
Background In August 2015, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) ruled that Uber drivers must register for Goods and Services Tax (GST) regardless of turnover. Uber commenced a legal challen...
Two recent cases in the NSW Court of Appeal (NSWCA) highlight the circumstances where equity – the court of conscience – will step in to protect injured parties who did not have a contract to rely upon and acted to their detriment in...
We recently issued a brief summary of the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) 23 February 2017 decision on penalty rates. We now set out further details of the proposed changes for each of the modern awards considered and how they may affec...
Sydney, 1 March 2017: Managing Principal Andrew Lacey has been named a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly ‘Partner of the year’ awards for the second consecutive year. The annual awards are run by legal publication
Many Australians hold the majority of their assets in a super fund. In this article we outline the way the assets of a self-managed super fund can be passed to beneficiaries on your death. Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs
The High Court recently handed down a judgement finding that a flight booking agency was in breach of competition law, by attempting to engage in price fixing for ticket sales with airlines with whom it was in competition. This judgement highlights t...
Leasing part of your land can convert your unused commercial, industrial or agricultural space into a predictable income stream. It can also involve hidden costs if you do not account for the impacts that the Conveyancing Act and planning legislatio...
A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has this morning handed down its long awaited decision on weekend and public holiday penalty rates in the retail and hospitality industries. The FWC has reduced the Sunday and public ho...