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In Earth Force Personnel Pty Ltd v E A Negri Pty Ltd & Anor [2010] VSC 426 (22 September 2010), Hargrave J was required to determine whether a condition that was included in a labour hire agreement was an unenforceable penalty and/or whether it operated…

In February 2010, Justice Jacobs of the Federal Court held that the quotation of two out of four bars of the round ‘Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree’ in Men at Work’s song Down Under constituted the copying of a ‘substantial portion’ of Kookaburra and therefore an infringement…

With many of us undertaking renovation works on our properties, or even purchasing a home where such work has already been done, it is important for home owners to be aware that they do have some protection for domestic building works undertaken on their homes,…

Media reports today indicate that a private investigator has been hired to perform surveillance and background checks on Kristy Fraser-Kirk who has launched law suit against David Jones and its former CEO Mark McInnes. While to many this seems an extreme step it is not…

In times of a rising share market and at the end of the financial year it is useful to be reminded of the protection afforded to investors by various provisions of the Corporations Act, in particular, Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act. Section 761G draws…

A recent case in which we acted for a waste management company demonstrated that even when you think you are doing the right thing, that may not be the case. The waste management company had processes in place where it reported to the Council when…

The Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Vic) governs the incorporation of not-for-profit clubs and societies. Every association incorporated under that Act must have Rules, and the Act provides a list of matters for which rules must cover.  The Act also provides that an association or club may simply…