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Dismissed Employees – Choose Wisely

Employees who believe that they have been wrongfully dismissed have several options and choosing the right one is important. Deciding to challenge the termination of your employment is demanding at the best of times and obtaining the right advice regarding your options is important. As well as alleviating the burdens associated with challenging the termination …
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Protecting your Intellectual Property

Intellectual property rights, by virtue of being rights in relation to intangible property, are often ignored or misunderstood. The creation of an idea or invention gives rise to intellectual property rights which can be assigned or licensed. In most industries intellectual property is created in the course of completing one’s work. What is intellectual property? …
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Bankruptcy

The threat of personal bankruptcy is a common tactic used by creditors in an attempt to recover money from a debtor.  It is helpful for creditors and debtors alike to understand when a creditor may make a debtor bankrupt and the consequences of doing so. When can a creditor make a debtor bankrupt? A creditor …
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The support person: advocate, colleague or silent witness?

We are commonly asked about boundaries when an employee brings a support person with them to a performance management, termination or redundancy meeting. The general rule is that, if the meeting will lead to a termination of employment, the employee is able to bring a support person along. It’s not a requirement; rather it’s an …
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Working with Vulnerable People in the ACT

If you are involved in an industry that works with children, working with children checks have been standard practice in most Australian jurisdictions with the exception of the ACT and Tasmania. In November 2012 the ACT finally caught up with its State and Territory counterparts and introduced legislation to make background checks compulsory for any …
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Required Documents in an ACT Contract for Sale

On 28 February 2014, Justice Refshauge of the ACT Supreme Court handed down his decision in Acton Investments (ACT) Pty Limited and Momac 2 Pty Limited v Frank Batticcotto, Luigi Batticcotto and Sarina Batticcotto [2014] ACTSC 31 (“the Acton case”). The case determined the consequences of not attaching a document (“Required Document”) specified in the …
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