The Morrison government has mustered up just enough support in Parliament to push through amendments to the operation of casual employment.
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Planning Law: Australia’s Ticket to a Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery?
Legal Insight talks to Jacinta Studdert, Valencia Govender and Peter Lochore, contributing authors to Planning Law in Australia, about the changes to planning approvals processes.
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What is a “Weinstein Warranty” and Do I Need One in my Acquisition Agreement?
The US “Weinstein warranty” is likely to become a market standard provision in the warranty suites of acquisition agreements in Australia.
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Professional Bodies Respond to Allocation of Profits Draft Guidelines
The professional bodies have released their joint submission to the ATO’s Draft Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2021/D2.
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As Insolvency Rates Climb, Are You on Top of the Recent Reforms?
Now that the federal government’s temporary insolvency law measures and JobKeeper have come to an end, practitioners may be starting to see an uptick in insolvency and restructuring work.
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Will AI Transform Dispute Resolution as We Know it?
The power, efficiency and accuracy of well-calibrated AI creates tantalizing possibilities in the field of dispute resolution.
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How Technology will Direct the Future for Boutique Lawyers
Across conference tables and networking sessions at the recent Lawyers Weekly Boutique Law Summit in Sydney, delegates were abuzz about how to take on the future.
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Casual Employment Reforms Passed in Pared-back Fair Work Amendment Act
The Federal Government passed legislation on 22 March 2021, amending the Fair Work Act 2009 specifically in relation to casual employment.
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Fit and Proper Culture? Addressing “Hidden Bad Behaviour” in the Profession
The Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) states that to be an admitted lawyer, a person must be a “fit and proper” person. But what does this mean in practice?
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The Future for Lawyers: Legal Service in a Cart?
“There won’t be enough work to keep all traditional lawyers in practice, because the market will have moved to different ways of solving problems,” says Prof Richard Susskind OBE, President of the Society of Computers & Law in the UK.
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