12 February 2020
Over the past few years the restaurant industry has been shaken by the revelations of underpaid staff by high-end restaurants such as Dinner by Heston and those belonging to George Calombaris’s empire. In 2019, George Calombaris’s MAdE Establishment back paid $7.8 million in wages and superannuation after underpaying 500 current and former employees, whilst more […]
» Read More17 January 2020
On November 1, 2018 the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, or AFCA, commenced to receive complaints from consumers and small business. What is the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (‘AFCA’)? AFCA is not a government department or agency and is not a regulator of the financial services industry. AFCA are a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee that is governed by a […]
» Read More3 December 2019
(📸 By Timothy – Flickr: Lake Annand 2, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12650243) On 6 September 2019 in the Supreme Court of Queensland, under the direction of Justice Applegarth, a jury found that Nine Network Australia & Ors (“Nine”) defamed Toowoomba’s Wagner brothers in a 60 Minutes report on 24 May 2015 about the Grantham floods […]
» Read More26 November 2019
Why would my land be resumed? With the many major infrastructure projects (such as construction of new roads and busways) currently being undertaken across Queensland, many landowners are having part, or all of their property resumed/acquired by an authority to make way for the infrastructure. This process is known as Compulsory Acquisition. Compulsory acquisition occurs […]
» Read More21 November 2019
What are your options should you find yourself in a dispute with: your landlord or body corporate over the conditions of your office suite or real property; or a customer or contractor about the meaning and implications of ambiguous terms in a contract; or a business partner over distribution efforts and rewards; or a former […]
» Read More18 November 2019
From 1 January 2020 charities and not-for-profits structured as public companies (including companies limited by guarantee) and large proprietary companies must have a whistleblower policy unless they have an annual consolidated revenue of less than $1 million. There is an obligation to make the policy available to all employees and office holders of the company. […]
» Read More12 November 2019
The Cross River Rail is one of the largest infrastructure projects to be undertaken in South East Queensland. The Project team have stated, “It is a critical public transport infrastructure project which will improve quality of life, help our economy keep growing, generate thousands of jobs, and activate urban development across the whole region.” As […]
» Read More12 November 2019
“It’s better to do it now and ask for forgiveness later”. You may have heard this expression. Have you ever wondered how it can turn out? In the Queensland Supreme Court, a recent Court of Appeal decision has slapped down a land buyer who installed solar panels on a house without first getting the seller’s […]
» Read More8 October 2019
Most people know that contracts can be anything from a formal written agreement to a verbal promise, or a combination of both. They may also be familiar with the phrase “you are only as good as your word”. People often make handshake-deals with close friends or family due to the trust fostered within those relationships […]
» Read More1 October 2019
In the midst of economic downturns or poor financial performance, employers are often faced with the difficult decision to restructure their business, or streamline/automate some of their processes to remain competitive. Sometimes employers are left with no other option but to make some of their hard-working employees redundant. However, employers should be wary of their […]
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Brisbane QLD 4000
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Maroochydore, Qld 4558
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