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This article explains the key criteria, recent case law, and why these distinctions matter for homeowners, builders, and developers.

Remedial engineers and builders have eventually been brought in to repair serious defects in NSW apartment buildings.

Your will must be written and executed correctly to comply with the requirements prescribed under the Succession Act.

New law is being considered to register business names nationally. If passed, the regime will differ significantly from current provisions, where business names are registered on a state by state basis.

When it comes to growing your business, one of the most effective strategies can be to buy other suitable companies. But first you must prepare for a smooth acquisition process, as Alistair Jaque explains.

The CSF regime is an additional funding option to assist small-scale businesses raise funds from a number of investors.

The Regulations have been promulgated and the government proposes to extend the CSF Regime to proprietary companies.

From 2017, small businesses will have the same protection against unfair contract terms that ordinary consumers enjoy.

Small businesses will have the same protection against unfair contract terms that ordinary consumers currently enjoy.

Now is the time to work out what steps you need to take to register and protect your interests in personal property.

Dismissing an employee by phone, text or email is not an appropriate means of communicating such a serious decision.

Although she was not conducting a business in her own right, the Commission did not find her to be an employee of Uber.

Family businesses typically encounter employment problems once they reach a certain size. These problems can arise because of shortfalls in HR training, workforce management, communication channels, employment procedures, criteria for promotion or procedures for investigating inappropriate behaviour, underperformance and complaints.

To what extent can an employ­er direct an employ­ee to promote a cause, mes­sage or cam­paign to which the employ­ee objects?

A large award of damages was granted to a female graduate lawyer who was sexually harassed during her training placement.

Employers should be aware that employees have the right to request a change in working arrangements to assist the employee in caring for a child. Such a request is often made while an employee is on parental leave and is often a request to return to work in a part time capacity. The employer may refuse such a request on reasonable business grounds.

A recent decision highlights the legal requirements that employers must consider, when terminating due to redundancy.