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Business Law
Charities and Not-For-Profits receive good news regarding the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profi
The ACNC is an important government body set up in December 2012 to regulate approximately 60,000 charities and Not-For-Profits (NFP) and achieve the following objectives (as listed on www.acnc.gov.au website):

Employment Law
Employers draw caution from the Willmott v Woolworths Ltd (2014) case! We encourage you to take disc
'Discrimination is treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favour of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing is perceived to belong to rather than on individual merit.' (www.dictionary.com)

Business Law
Employment Law
Does your Business have an 'Org Chart' (Organisational Chart) and is it up to date?
If you are involved in business in any way you will be familiar with the feeling of things descending at busy times into organisational 'chaos'. Employers and employees often have job descriptions and organisational charts floating around in their heads but in practice when you are swamped this orde

Employment Law
Injuries Occurring after Resignation still found to have been 'In the Course of Employment'
In the recent decision of Davis v Terrivic Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCC 10, the New South Wales Worker's Compensation Commission (The Commission) found that personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident following the Applicant's resignation from her job, occurred 'out of and in the course of her e

Employment Law
Unfair Dismissal Claim Backfires on Employee regarding Lateness to Work
One of the ancient and timeless struggles seen between employers and employees in business remains the infamous issue of timeliness and punctuality to work. From the 8am starts all the way to the dreaded 'graveyard shifts', many employers appreciate punctuality and expect their workers to arrive on

Commercial Law
Turkish Court Establishes Fellowship to oversee Middle Earth Dispute
A Turkish Court has appointed a panel of five Lord of the Rings experts to give actual evidence on trial over the question of whether or not a Gollum meme could be considered 'offensive'. A 'meme', pronounced 'meem', is an image, idea or behaviour that is typically spread through social media and th
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