April 21, 2022

It’s accepted that lawyers and court proceedings are expensive, time-consuming and stressful. There are, however, several options you can consider that will keep you out of a courtroom. These…

Family Law
March 30, 2022

There may not be an immediately obvious connection between the domain names of a business and cyber security precautions. However, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has released an Alert…

Corporate & Commercial Intellectual Property (IP)
March 29, 2022

All directors and alternate directors acting in that capacity are now required to apply for a Director Identification Number (Director ID), also known as your DIN. This applies to positions held with…

Corporate & Commercial
March 25, 2022

On 21 March 2022, Labor leader, Peter Malinauskas, was sworn in as the 47th Premier of South Australia (SA). The Labor party secured a resounding victory over the former Marshall Liberal Government…

Employment, Workplace Relations & Safety Agribusiness Defence Health & Aged Care Energy & Resources Family Business Franchising Hospitality Start-ups & Emerging Enterprises Wine + 7
March 04, 2022

In order for any work health and safety policy or requirement to be truly effective, “buy-in” is needed from the people who fall within the scope of the policy. With so much “noise” created by media and misinformation, it’s more important than ever for an organisation to think carefully about how they communicate with their workers about vaccinations and other control measures that may generate concerns and paranoia.

Employment, Workplace Relations & Safety Health & Aged Care Agribusiness Hospitality Defence Start-ups & Emerging Enterprises + 3
February 01, 2022

Australia has an ageing population and, as a result, an ageing workforce. It is predicted that there will be an average premium increase from the current 1.7% in the 2021/22 financial year to more…

Workers Compensation & Self Insurance
January 14, 2022

How do we decide which industries are so essential that the risks of suspending operations outweigh the risk of using COVID-19 positive workers who can continue working?

Employment, Workplace Relations & Safety Workers Compensation & Self Insurance Agribusiness Health & Aged Care Defence Insurance & Risk Management + 3
January 13, 2022

To Our Valued Clients, Colleagues and Associates Due to the SA Governments advice for people to work from home where possible for the next 2 – 3 weeks, the firm has decided that all staff will work…

Firm News
December 23, 2021

The (Commonwealth) Family Court of Australia and the accompanying Family Law Act commenced in 1975. At that time, it was heralded as modernising family law with a no-fault system for divorce after…

Family Law
December 22, 2021

Compulsory vaccination for COVID-19 In late November, South Australia reopened its borders to Victoria and New South Wales. Many employers have introduced a compulsory vaccination policy in response…

Employment, Workplace Relations & Safety

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