The temporary amendments to the insolvency regulations saw a substantial decrease in the number of Australian businesses entering external administration during the COVID-19 induced economic…
Pragma16 December, 2020
Following months of round-table reform discussions with businesses and unions alike, the Federal Government will, in the final sitting week of 2020, introduce an overhaul…
Pragma8 December, 2020
A Perth waste recycling company has been ordered to pay a total of $564,000 for workplace safety breaches including a record $310,000 fine after being…
Pragma13 November, 2020
Following the recent tragic death of an apprentice whilst working on a university construction site, industrial manslaughter laws are once again in the spotlight in…
Pragma23 October, 2020
Recent litigation under the general protections provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) have reminded employers just how costly it can be to…
Pragma15 October, 2020
The most significant insolvency reform in Australia in the last 30 years has been announced. Yesterday, on 7 October 2020, the Treasury released some of…
Pragma8 October, 2020
2020 has seen tens of thousands of jobs and companies on the brink of collapse. In response to a wave of insolvencies expected at the…
Pragma24 September, 2020
Where an application is brought under section 447A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) for the removal of administrators appointed pursuant to section 436C…
Pragma28 August, 2020
A case of apples and oranges…or pears? What is a trademark? ‘Badges’ or ‘labels’ assigned to a brand, assist consumers in distinguishing suppliers of competing…
Pragma19 August, 2020