“Confidential” Means Confidential
Crown Resorts V Zantran Clauses requiring parties to keep information confidential are frequently found in contracts. These may typically be contracts of employment, but also many other contracts.…
Client Profile: Eldercare
In Aged Care, High Profile Scrutiny Means Staying Ahead of the Game is a Must.
The Long Reach of Spousal Maintenance
It is not often that a particular Family Law case receives media attention, but that happened last year with the case of Blevins and Blevins. It concerned a claim for spousal maintenance made 23…
Who Owns Intellectual Property? Employer or Employee
Disputes between employers and employees as to who owns the intellectual property (“IP”) developed by an employee have been frequent causes for litigation in Australia and elsewhere. Some general…
Land Tax Reform – What Does it All Mean?
The Land Tax (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2019 (SA) (the Amending Act) has now been enacted and introduces progressive changes to the Land Tax Act 1936 (SA) (the Land Tax Act) between 30 June 2020…
Modern Issues in Business Succession Planning
Business succession planning is critical in ensuring that any transition of the business, whether during your lifetime or following your death, is a smooth as possible. In recent years, family…
The Issue of Capacity
Although most people over 65 will not suffer cognitive impairment, for a large minority, dementia and other age-related conditions will enter their lives at some stage. According to statistics…
On the Hook: Directors in the Tax Firing Line
The personal responsibilities of company directors are getting more and more stringent with new laws proposed to extend directors’ penalty notice regimes to GST. This article identifies what personal…
The Covid-19 Outbreak and Contract Relief in the Form of Force Majeure
Introduction The new lunar year of the Metal Rat has regrettably commenced amidst an abundance of wretched disasters. Whether flood, fires and most distressingly, the global pandemic of the Covid-19…
Staff Profile: John Walsh
A life-changing year In January 2014 John, as Managing Partner of Donaldson Walsh, was looking forward to continuing to guide his firm through the challenges of the rapidly evolving legal industry.…
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