ArticlePayroll Tax Rulings for medical practices released - No amnesty in NSW and VictoriaLong awaited Payroll Tax Rulings on the application of the harmonised ‘contractor' provisions for medical centres released.AustraliaTaxBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleDisclosure obligations if supplying to consumers in NSWAmendments to the Fair Trading Act impose disclosure obligations on suppliers of goods and services to NSW consumers.AustraliaConsumer ProtectionBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleRefusing to supply – a brief checklist for your businessBusinesses may refuse supply for valid reasons, but risk liability if it is anti-competitive or misleading.AustraliaConsumer ProtectionBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleWhen the wheels stop turning: motor vehicle failures and your consumer rightsOverview of consumer rights under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) when dealing with motor vehicle failures.AustraliaConsumer ProtectionBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleAs the dust settles: 5 tips for going forward after Covid-19Australia has brought the spread of the coronavirus under control and the panic of those early weeks is subsiding.AustraliaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Bartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleBeware to declare – NSW stamp duty traps on acknowledgments of trustNSW duty traps for trustees & custodians to consider before making statements that could expose the trust to ad valorem duty.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleDividend Payments - Key Issues For Australian Company DirectorsDividends are a common way for companies to distribute value to shareholders, but whether to declare or pay a dividend is not simply a commercial decision. Directors must ensure that any dividend complies with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act), the company’s constitution and relevant governance requirements, while considering their duties to the company and its creditors.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleEmployee fraud and unexpected tax implicationsIn limited circumstances, a company may be entitled to a tax deduction as a result of fraudulent activity by employees.AustraliaCriminal LawBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleAn employee poaching tale better than fiction – we all sue each other for judgment day!When a zealous employee acts to further the company's interests, he might not be acting on behalf of the company itself.AustraliaEmployment and HRBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleContract is king: casual employmentWhat you need to know when it comes to the employment status of your Casual Employee.AustraliaEmployment and HRBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleReasonable notice for termination of employmentIf there is no agreement about notice, the term of "reasonable notice" is implied into the contract of employment.AustraliaEmployment and HRBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleResurrecting the discontinued claim: Preserving the right of a worker to make one further lump sum claimThe entitlement to "one further" claim is a relatively new change in the legislation, so its meaning is not quite clear.AustraliaEmployment and HRBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleThe hows and whys of terminating an enterprise agreementReasons why an employer may contemplate terminating an enterprise agreement & what to expect in the future.AustraliaEmployment and HRBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleThe loud legal troubles of - Quiet QuittingWhat employers can and cannot do if they believe that an employee is "quiet quitting".AustraliaEmployment and HRBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleVicarious liability – where it starts, where it ends, and why defining that point can be difficultEmployees should not assume that their out-of-work conduct will not become a legitimate concern of their employer.AustraliaEmployment and HRBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleAmendments to the Family Law Act commencing 10 June 2025The amendments will cause the Court to consider an array of matters which it has not previously had to consider.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleCrowd-sourced funding intermediariesA CSF Intermediary is the link between companies looking to raise funds under the CSF regime and the general market.AustraliaFinance and BankingBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleDemystifying AFCA – Part Three: Powers and RemediesAFCA has discretion to make a wide range of determinations and remedies and its decisions are binding on financial firms.AustraliaFinance and BankingBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleChanges to Australia's bankruptcy lawsThis article summarises some of the proposed key reforms following the Attorney General's announcements.AustraliaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringBartier Perry Solicitors
ArticleWorkers compensation claims for psychological injury - dual HR and injury investigation - why both?The focus of a compensation claim (injury) and an HR investigation (conduct) are different, so they cannot be combined.AustraliaInsuranceBartier Perry Solicitors