Kaufland, part of the world’s fourth largest retailer, Schwartz Group, has announced it will not continue with its plans to commence trading in Australia – despite having broken ground on its first distribution centre, and having gone through the process of securing around 20 Australian sites and associated planning approvals. Unless this is some bizarre … Read more
Sadly, for the applicant, not much “separately” as AAT Deputy President McCabe held in Miley and FCT [2019] AATA 5540 (23 December 2019, reported at 2020 WTB 1 [25]). This issue was agitated by the applicant in his third piece of litigation with the Commissioner. The case highlights the importance of valuation methodologies in tax … Read more
Pet owners invest a lot of time, money and emotion in their pets. For most people, their pets are important and loved members of their family, and it is often devastating when there is a relationship breakdown and there is a dispute about who will retain the beloved family pet. What the law says It … Read more
This is the second post in a series on ‘Managing Performance in the Age of Adverse Action Claims’, based on a presentation and paper delivered by Michael Cochrane (Special Counsel) on the Television Education Network (TEN) on 13 November 2019. In our previous post, we provided a brief recap on our adverse action laws (a … Read more
IN THIS UPDATE: with Woolworths in the spotlight the era of ‘wage theft’ continues, we have the latest non-standard work (labour hire and gig work) developments, we had an important industrial ruling on travel time, there is a labour hire licensing update for Victoria, news on the varied Modern Awards and some new FWC forms … Read more
It’s hard to believe that it has been more than a year since we held our well attended mental health in the workplace breakfast seminar at the RACV Club. We have seen some important developments in workplace safety and mental health over the last year. It seems that bullying and harassment has been one of … Read more
How many family law inquiries do we need to understand the significance of family violence, and the flaws in our family law system? “There are people out there who are nothing but liars and who will use that in the court system…. I am hearing too many cases where parents are using domestic violence to … Read more
This update comes at a time when people and businesses in Queensland and New South Wales are dealing with the aftermath of a recent bushfire crisis. In addition to the fire damage, recovery bill and insurance claims that will flow from these devastating bushfires, a recent Victorian Supreme Court jury finding is a reminder for businesses … Read more
Unsurprisingly there is no such thing as a Friendly Agreement under the Family Law Act 1975 (the Act). However financial agreements are prescribed under the Act. When a couple enters into a financial agreement, they relinquish their rights to bring a claim against each other for a property split or spousal maintenance in the Family … Read more
