Do your hospitality staff know what is expected of them? Why a code of conduct for your cafe or restaurant
“If you don’t care, your customer never will”. Your restaurant or cafe prides itself on the quality of your team's service. The...
Because it is Monday, and it is October
What better way to start the week than with the magnificent Denny Crane. Check out this link to start your week right.
Parliamentary inquiry into the franchise sector underway
Scrutiny of the franchise sector is heating up as a parliamentary inquiry into the franchises and the Franchising Code of Conduct is...
Final Reprieve Before Super Crackdown
Businesses have a strong incentive to get their houses in order regarding the payment of superannuation to their employees as new laws...
Are the defamation floodgates against Internet search engines about to burst open?
An Aussie individual has recently been successful in the latest battle in a long running war against monolith, Google. The High Court has...
Pyrat or Pirate? Booze, pirates and a trade mark dispute…
In the recent case of Patron Spirits International AG v Fernbrew Pty Ltd [2018] ATMO 87, two companies disagreed over whether their...
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck…
In what is shaping up to be a test case for the business model of the gig economy, the Fair Work Ombudsman is taking food delivery...
Director, Laura Racky, appointed by Shebah ride sharing network
We are thrilled to announce that Laura Racky has joined Shebah as Chief Legal and Strategy Officer. Shebah is an all-female network of...
Big changes are coming to regulate the chain of responsibility in the transport supply chain.
Although road laws generally apply to drivers and operators, other parties in the transport supply chain are often the cause of breaches,...
Automatic rights to terminate for insolvency and new legislation - the end of ‘ipso facto’ clauses?
The Federal Government is set to bring in reforms to assist struggling businesses from going under and closing their doors. The new...