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
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
As part of the upcoming amendments to the Strata Titles Act 1985 (WA) (the Act), new duties are to be imposed on strata council members.…
Pragma2 April, 2020
In the recent case of The Owners of Arbor North Strata Plan 67510 and Sun WASAT 28, the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) considered the meaning…
Pragma1 April, 2020
Importance of Disclosure Ownership of a lot in a strata scheme differs substantially from ownership of a non-strata property. Strata owners are subject to by-laws,…
Pragma24 March, 2020
In the recent case of The Owners of 5 Thor Street Innaloo Strata Plan 72475 and Maul WASAT 15, the SAT determined the question as…
Pragma20 March, 2020