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Breakdown of De Facto Relationships
Like the breakdown of a marriage, the breakdown of a de facto relationship may require court involvement to settle financial and/or parenting disputes. This is a prominent concern considering how 10.4% of the Australian population were registered as being in a de...
Estate Planning For Single Parents
Single parent families now represent 14% of all Australian families, with a majority of their children being under the age of 18. Being a single parent can be difficult financially, therefore, it is important to ensure that your financial affairs and estate plan are...
The Key Differences Between Privacy and Confidentiality
Privacy and confidentiality are two separate concepts that protect different types of information. ‘Privacy’ is used in relation to information that is protected under law (normally under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)), whereas ‘confidentiality’ refers to different...
Construction Update: New Regulations for Builders, Designers and Engineers
As of July 2021, reforms under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) and the Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021 (NSW) have come into effect to provide greater regulations for building and construction practices in response to a number of...
Terminating a Building Contract for Breaching Due Diligence
Terminating a building contract enables parties to discontinue their contractual obligations. The terms for termination are dependent on the terms of the contract and the circumstances involved. Therefore it is important that the contract is reviewed by a solicitor...
Uber Breached its Privacy Obligations to Users
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has found that Uber failed to protect the personal data of Australians following a cyber-attack in 2016. Uber had been able to prevent the attack and subsequently paid the attackers a reward in exchange for the...
High Court’s decision to reject backpay to Casual Workers
The High Court of Australia has recently affirmed that casual workers are not entitled to receive payments for annual, sick, or other forms of leave, and that if a worker is receiving these benefits and being promised ongoing employment, that worker may not legally be...
Fair Work Commission Rejects Unfair Dismissal of Unvaccinated Employees
Australia’s national workplace tribunal, the Fair Work Commission (FWC), has upheld the dismissal of unvaccinated employees for failing to comply with relevant public health orders (vaccination directions) regarding COVID-19. To mitigate the risk of unfair dismissal...