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The mandate to vaccinate: can employers require their employees to have the COVID-19 vaccine?
On 4 August 2021 the Shepparton based cannery SPC announced that it would be mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all of its employees and...
It’s time to talk about super: if it can’t be dealt with in your will, who gets your super after you’re gone?
The death of a 23 year-old is a tragic reminder to review your death benefit nominations with your superannuation trustee to make sure that...
Making masks mandatory: is it a business owner’s responsibility?
With COVID-19 public health orders and rules constantly being amended and updated, business owners and consumers can be forgiven for the confusion....
Case Law Update: Business Interruption Test Case
In HDI Global Specialty SE v Wonkana No. 3 Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 296, the NSW Court of Appeal formed a conclusion regarding the eligibility for businesses to claim insurance compensation due to COVID-19.
Commercial and Residential Leasing relief: COVID-19 2021
Residential Leases On 14 July 2021, the NSW Government enacted the Residential Tenancies (Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency Response) Amendment Regulation...
Avoiding your own #freebritney situation
Following the release of the documentary Framing Britney Spears , Britney Spears’ conservatorship has generated many headlines. After Spears...
Avoid the pitfalls of annualised wages
Modern awards contain a number of employee entitlements and employers will frequently elect to pay their employees’ remuneration as an annual salary...
The future of stamp duty in NSW: NSW Property Tax Proposal
In this week’s state budget, the treasurer announced that the Government is looking at a possible reform of the system under which we pay transfer...
Strata Schemes and Schnauzers
A series of recent decisions in NSW courts and tribunals have drawn attention to a legal debarkle (mis-spelling intended) – if you are the...
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