Insights

Australia may not be in a property bubble, but housing and housing policy are key issues that need to be addressed by both government and industry. This was the view of Ken Marchingo, CEO Haven; Home Safe, and Carolyn Viney, CEO Grocon at Australian law firm Lander and Rogers' annual... Read More

Our quarterly Workplace Relations & Safety Bulletin contains articles on topical issues for employers. In this edition: Managing poor performers – some practical tips | Operating an independent agency: employee or contractor? | Down, but not out: expired enterprise agreements may still be terminated | No beards, no worries: Victorian... Read More

"We need to change the language from one focussed on what people with disabilities can't do, to what they can do" said Lucy Macali, National Disability Recruitment Coordinator at a recent seminar hosted by Lander & Rogers and the Equal Employment Opportunity Network. Macali joined a panel of three, including Samantha... Read More

"As a bank, we're a bit more optimistic, but there are still a lot of challenges out there." This was the view of Alan Oster, Group Chief Economist at NAB, at Lander & Rogers' annual Economic Briefing in Melbourne on Wednesday this week. Over 300 attendees heard Alan Oster, Group Chief... Read More

Victoria may soon introduce laws that permit all people conceived by donor material to access identifying information about their donor parent. Historically, the law in relation to donor-conceived people erred in favour of the donor's right to privacy. However, the relevant legislation has been repeatedly amended since the late 1980's, to... Read More

Partner Aaron Goonrey from our Workplace Relations & Safety group will be presenting at this year's Specialist Accreditation Conference held by the NSW Law Society. Aaron will be presenting on the topic of Employment Issues for Business Lawyers. Aaron's presentation will look at: the concept of a valid restraint of trade; the enforcement of... Read More

Another reporting season is nearly here, bringing with it the usual market disclosures and the subsequent investor and analyst briefings. ASIC's high profile proceedings against Newcrest Mining Limited last year, which saw it secure a significant $1.2M fine against Newcrest for breaches of Australia's continuous disclosure laws arising from selective... Read More

The Victorian Government recently announced a $100m "Community Sports Infrastructure Fund" to upgrade sport and recreation facilities across the State. The fund will be distributed in the form of grants to applicants who seek funding to aid their community sporting infrastructure projects. The fund includes $10m dedicated to building or upgrading... Read More