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Generally, marriages entered into overseas are recognised as valid marriages under Australian law as a result of the Hague Marriage Convention of which Australia is a signatory. Couples married overseas...

Victorian state sporting organisations will need to meet a minimum quota of 40% female representation on their board by 2019. This eBulletin outlines the requirements and what your organisation should...

All Australian states and territories have laws that address the question of the legal parentage of children born as a result of using artificial conception techniques such as IVF or...

The 2017 TerraLex Pre-Merger Notification manual is now available. This manual has been created to assist all in understanding the merger regimes of jurisdictions in which TerraLex members practice. It...

Just what is an acceptable amount to drink at work? With spring in the air, we look at a couple of cautionary tales, and what you can do to manage...

The Full Court has recently determined that a real estate agency, one of its former directors, and a senior employee of a property development company, breached their fiduciary duties to...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken waste management company JJ Richards & Sons (JJ Richards) to court for breach of the small business unfair contract laws that came...

On 5 September 2017, the Federal Government's Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 was passed by the House of Representatives. The Bill will become law following assent, with...

So you’re looking to restructure your business. Maybe your funding has been cut, there’s been a stern word from above, or perhaps you just can’t justify having three people operate...

From 1 September 2017, a ban on excessive card payment surcharges will apply to all Australian businesses. The ban has applied to large businesses since 1 September 2016, but will...

It is now commonplace for large, complex, and distressed companies to engage insolvency practitioners to assess the company and provide a contingency plan for possible future administration in the event...

Under Australian Law, separating or separated de facto couples have substantially the same rights and responsibilities as those of married couples with regard to property settlements, claims for spousal maintenance,...