ArticleThe strategic marketing of innovationInnovation should be key in your business strategy, but it has commercial value only when it satisfies market needs.AustraliaStrategySwaab Attorneys
ArticleATO Isssues Statement on Bamford CaseThe meaning of "share" in the Bamfords’ appeal and the definition of "net income" in the Australian Taxation Office’s appeal. The case involved consideration of key aspects of Section 97 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (ITAA36).AustraliaTaxSwaab Attorneys
ArticleEmployee or Contractor? - Ace Insurance Limited v TrifunovskiThe article explores messages to be learnt from the case, to ensure the relationship is one of principal/subcontractor.AustraliaEmployment and HRSwaab Attorneys
ArticleCOVID-19 | Making a Will in times of emergencyAll is not lost when the Testator loses testamentary capacity and their testamentary wishes can still be effected.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialSwaab Attorneys
ArticleTrade Mark Owners Not Happy As Facebook Introduces Personalised URLsIf you thought you had your suite of domain names protected, think again. AustraliaIntellectual PropertySwaab Attorneys
ArticleCorporate governance: High Court confirms its power to correct director's innocent mistakesThe Court recognised that corporate governance is quite intricate and can pose significant difficulties for directors.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawSwaab Attorneys
ArticleMichael Byrnes is quoted in the article, "Potential implications of the proposed WFH Clerks Award clause", published in HR LeaderAustralian Services Union (ASU) attempting to add a WFH clause to the Clerks Award.AustraliaEmployment and HRSwaab Attorneys
ArticleNon award compliance can really cost small businessesThe Court sent a warning to small businesses to comply with the minimum entitlements set by awards or risk severe fines.AustraliaEmployment and HRSwaab Attorneys
ArticleRedundancy - when don't you have to pay it?In this decision, the Full Bench of the Federal Court considered the circumstances of a company that had lost a contract.AustraliaEmployment and HRSwaab Attorneys
ArticleThe Federal Government announces proposed workplace relations reformsThis new bill proposes to reform major elements of Australia's industrial relations laws to encourage economic recovery.AustraliaEmployment and HRSwaab Attorneys
ArticleThe future and HR - The other side of the worm-holeA successful HR professional of the future will have morphed themselves into being a trusted advisor to their employer. AustraliaEmployment and HRSwaab Attorneys
ArticleWhen is a contractor not a contractor? Is an ABN enough?There is a subtle, but meaningful, difference between a worker who IS a contractor and one LIKELY TO BE a contractor.AustraliaEmployment and HRSwaab Attorneys
ArticleClimate Change And Drought: Protection For Farmers Through Cat Bonds.I write in response to on article by John Breusch and Marsha Jacobs of the Australian Financial Review on 7 July 2008, titled "Assistance review in drier times". AustraliaEnvironmentSwaab Attorneys
ArticleIf you have signed a prenup and no longer agree to the terms, what can you do?When you sign a Binding Financial Agreement and no longer agree to its terms, your rights to terminate are very limited.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialSwaab Attorneys
ArticleIt's all in the timing - in divorce/relationship breakdownsWhen relationships come to an end, it could do more harm than good to shoot off a letter from a lawyer too early.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialSwaab Attorneys
ArticleIt is mine, I got it after we broke up: post separation assetsIt is a common misconception that an inheritance received after separation should be excluded from the property pool.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialSwaab Attorneys
ArticleRulling from the grave: What conditions can you place on gifts in your will?A condition in a will may not be upheld if it's uncertain or impossible to satisfy, or if it's contrary to public policy.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialSwaab Attorneys
ArticleThe ABC of CGT in your family law property settlementThis article sets out how CGT is generally treated by the Family Court in family law property settlement proceedings.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialSwaab Attorneys
ArticleVoluntary assisted dying laws commence in VictoriaVictoria has become the first state in Australia to lawfully allow terminally ill people to voluntarily end their lives.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialSwaab Attorneys