Organisations risk being caught out if they don’t start acting now to update policies. New privacy laws come into force on 13 March 2014. With less than a year to …
The risks and trends
As more employees use their own devices to do work, businesses need to be aware of privacy, security and intellectual property rights issues. The current shift in working practices – …
Not only Punishment to Fear
Criminal law outcomes can have significant impacts on non-citizens. Through the operation of Australia’s immigration character provisions, a non-citizen who has been convicted of criminal conduct – even if they …
Property Recovery Orders in cases of domestic violence
A Property Recovery Order may assist you to recover personal items from the former matrimonial home in cases of actual, or a reasonable apprehension of, domestic violence. In the unfortunate …
Getting to a “Yes” may need Creative Involvement
Dealing with a dispute and maintaining a good working commercial relationship need not be conflicting goals. In the ‘interest-based’ model of negotiations or dispute resolution, there are four key elements …