Since 9 April 2020, the temporary JobKeeper legislation has allowed employers to vary the working hours of employees in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This JobKeeper enabling direction, among others, aims to assist businesses ...

As the name suggests, a Shareholders' Agreement is an agreement between the shareholders of a company, which sets out the rules and processes that will apply to shareholders investing in and participating in the decision making of...

On 13 August 2020, the High Court of Australia handed down its highly-anticipated decision in the Mondelez case.[1] Employers welcomed the decision since the High Court accepted the arguments put forward by the employer, Mondelez,...

What is dumping and what do wine exporters need to do now? The announcement that China has commence an anti-dumping investigation into Australia wine has come as a surprise many.  Dumping is associated with unfair tactics and ...

Introduction With the full impact of Stage 4 Restrictions on Victorian businesses yet to be felt, the Federal Court of Australia decision in Ford (Administrator), in the matter of The PAS Group Limited (Administrators Appointed) ...

On 31 July 2020, the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, announced that the Morrison Government would extend certain features of the temporary Coronavirus response legislation for a further 6 months. Until 21 March 2021, company direct...