What is a trade mark? A trade mark is a ‘sign’ that assists consumers in distinguishing suppliers of competing goods and services from one another.…
Pragma25 May, 2020
Eligible security interests should be registered under the Personal Property and Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (‘PPSA’) in time to protect their interests against avoidable expense,…
Pragma20 May, 2020
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Australian government has provided ‘short term regulatory relief’ to corporations and related entities that are prevented from meeting…
Pragma6 May, 2020
Even prior to the commencement of the COVID-19 crisis, there was an increasing trend developing of shareholders requesting that public companies convene meetings to remove…
Pragma28 April, 2020
Urgent legislation has been introduced in WA to provide further support for commercial and residential tenants and landlords experiencing rental distress due to the current…
Pragma22 April, 2020
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently approved an application by Mason Architectural Joinery Pty Ltd to reduce an employee's redundancy payout from seven weeks to…
Pragma20 April, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a rapid and dramatic change in how the world does business. The rise in people working from home has led…
Pragma17 April, 2020
In a recent decision handed down in the Federal Court of Australia, Markovic J ordered that the Administrators of the collapsed fashion retailer Colette Group…
Pragma15 April, 2020
Yesterday, the $130 billion JobKeeper legislation which provides a flat rate wage subsidy payment worth $1,500 a fortnight was passed by parliament. Earlier this month,…
Pragma9 April, 2020