Insights 23 Nov 2013 Tax disputes Alternative dispute resolution If an objection to a tax assessment is disallowed by the ATO a taxpayer can refer the decision to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal or Federal Court, abandon… Cogent Lawyers
Insights 23 Nov 2013 Social media sales Money can’t buy my ‘Like’ Significant revenue can be made from social media accounts but buying them from another business is neither legally nor practically straightforward. When it comes to… Cogent Lawyers
Insights 23 Nov 2013 Residential Property Letting Many holiday-house lettings illegal Hundreds of central coast holiday home-rentals have been exposed as unlawful by a recent court decision. A court has found that renting out a home in… Cogent Lawyers
Insights 23 Nov 2013 Who counts as a parent? Family Court holds conflicting views In two recent cases involving sperm donors, one an IVF case, the other a commercial surrogacy arrangement, the family court arrived at conflicting conclusions about… Cogent Lawyers
Insights 23 Nov 2013 Security interests Register your security interests A new court decision has found that the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is the final word on security interests in personal property. The case involved… Cogent Lawyers
Insights 23 Nov 2013 LinkedIn & the dangers of social media Sacked for soliciting clients An employee was dismissed after advertising his private company to contacts on LinkedIn. An interior designer was employed by a national architecture and design company and,… Cogent Lawyers
Insights 23 Nov 2013 Medical negligence- doctors failure to warn Doctor’s duty to warn A doctor’s duty to warn of inherent risks of a procedure is to protect the patient from injury that is unacceptable to them and a common… Cogent Lawyers
Insights 23 Nov 2013 Bullying at work Commission warns against “excessive sensitivity” Individuals have a relatively high threshold to attain in order to establish workplace bullying. In the case, a recruitment coordinator team leader was sacked for… Cogent Lawyers
Insights 23 Nov 2013 Intellectual property Disputed territory – protecting domain names A recent court decision highlights the difficulties of protecting domain names from exploitation by competitors. REA Group Ltd (REA) owns the domain names realestate.com.au… Cogent Lawyers
Insights 23 Nov 2013 Owners corporations A new approach to duty to repair and maintain A recent decision contradicts the legal view for the past 20 years on claims for damages by lot owners against their… Cogent Lawyers
Insights 23 Nov 2013 ACCC wins by forfeit in the first unfair contract terms case First Byte Unfair terms and conditions will not be tolerated under the consumer watchdog’s unfair contract term rules. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has chalked up its first… Cogent Lawyers