The recent appointment of Hunt & Hunt's Victorian property team to the Victorian Government Legal Services Panel demonstrates the depth and experience of our Melbourne property lawyers and paralegals. The team has been appo...
Credit legislation often has a "sting in the tail” - something that was not readily apparent when the legislation was first framed but then comes back to haunt credit providers down the track. We are reminded of what happened...
In a unanimous judgment, the High Court has ruled that employers cannot avoid the sham contracting provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) through the use of third-party labour hire arrangements. In Fair Work Ombudsman v Qu...
The Free Trade Agreement between Australia and China will commence on 20 December bringing with it an immediate round of tariff cuts and a further round of cuts on 1 January 2016. With only 11 days’ notice of commencement, impor...
Employers who fail to adequately respond to complaints about racist, offensive or otherwise discriminatory conduct in the workplace may be vicariously liable for the conduct even if other preventative steps it takes are exemplary....
After being kept secret for years, the wording of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has now finally been released. The wording contains practical guidance for traders on how to use the TPP. TPP refresh The TPP is a Free Trad...