Having a team you can trust is essential to running a business. But what happens when a business partner acts dishonestly? What are your rights and what steps should you take to safeguard yourself as well as your business? What are the risks? There are many ways your business partner or a company director can...
How A Shareholder Agreement Can Save You More Than Just Money You may have been on exactly the same page as your business partner when you started your company, but what happens further down the track when your opinions are no longer aligned? Personal and financial circumstances can change at any moment and these can...
“Our esteemed Rod Berry talking about the core elements of defamation. Watch the video or read the transcript below to find out more about defamation;” What I’d like to do now is just to give you a potent introduction to what the basic rules and processes are around defamation. I said earlier that we used...
The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the Act) has been updated, with some of the biggest changes to occur since the legislation’s inception almost 40 years ago. Most of the changes commenced on 1 March 2018. However some changes, in particular those changes dealing with building and subdivision certification, have been postponed and won’t...
Consider the scenario: It’s been a long and tiring day at work and it’s been made all the more difficult by the unhelpful attitude and actions of your colleagues. You suspect they may be aggrieved by your recent promotion to a managerial role. You arrive home, take out your phone and begin scrolling through Facebook....
Deciding to pursue a defamation suit is a big decision, and not to be taken lightly. But where do you start? How do you know if you’re eligible for a defamation suit? What’s the average cost of a defamation case and how long will it last? So let’s start at the very beginning… What is...
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