On 18 April 2017, the government announced that the popular Temporary Work (Skilled) Visa would be abolished by March 2018, and replaced with a new Temporary Skill Shortage visa.
Cynthia Payne was awarded the 2018 Business Award thanks to her incredibly motivating work as the CEO of aged care organisation SummitCare, as well as her role as a senior mentor within the Lucy Mentoring Program.
Martha Jabour took home the 2018 Community Award thanks to her work with both the Homicide Victim’s Support Group and Grace’s Place, a world first residential trauma recovery centre for children affected by homicide.
Join us as we delve into the minds of two of Australia’s most influential female thinkers, bestselling author Nikki Gemmell and ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson – at our next Women in Business signature event on 31 May 2018.
Our most recent Women in Business forum, held on International Women’s Day (March 8), was a wonderfully inspiring celebration of the achievements of women throughout Western Sydney, Australia and the world.
Arguments over how to best raise children are often more prevalent in the case of separating or separated parents. One particularly hot topic, and an increasingly common area of debate amongst parents is the issue of child vaccinations.
The emergence and popularisation of cryptocurrencies over recent years has added to the difficulties and complications associated with the financial side of family law proceedings.
In response to the growing and widespread need for affordable Australian real estate, there has been a recent surge in digital platforms offering ‘co-ownership’ solutions.
Employees can make unfair dismissal claims if they’re covered by a modern award or enterprise agreement. Those not covered can make claims if they earn less than the high income threshold
The Western Sydney region has always played a crucial role in the Australian automotive sector, and Coleman Greig has always been there to provide the very best legal advocacy the area has to offer.
As part of the 2017-18 Federal Budget, Treasury announced its intention to tighten up GST compliance within the building and construction industry. The changes in the collection of GST payments include new GST withholding obligations on the part of purchasers, together with notification obligations for developers.
The High Court has determined that the courts do not have the power to overturn an adjudicator’s determination based on a non-jurisdictional error of law on the face of the record. What this effectively means, is that unless an adjudicator has made an error of jurisdiction in his/her determination, a court has no power to overturn that ruling.
From 1 January 2018, any building contract entered into by a developer and builder in NSW will need to adhere to the new strata building bond and inspection scheme.
With an election due in the next 12 months and the Coalition Government performing poorly in polls leaving a potential change of government well within the bounds of possibility, there has been a quickening of interest surrounding workplace relations policy issues.
It was not uncommon for lawyers in the early 20th century to take on roles within the community, and Ralph Coleman was no different – having taken on positions as both the pro bono lawyer to the Oatlands Golf Club and Chairman of the Parramatta Park Trust.
In this blog, we explore how Twitter was able to create some positive exposure for the sport this past January, as well as how it became a downfall for one rising star.
The ‘Strata Defects Regime’ commenced on 1 January 2018. The regime now makes mandatory an interim and final inspection, as well as an interim and final report is to be conducted by an independent building inspector appointed by the developer – and a 2% building bond is payable by the developer in relation to any potential defects.
In theory, recruiting a new franchisee should be a relatively simple endeavour – however the reality is that there are a number of pitfalls to face if you, as a franchisor, don’t have the proper systems and checks in place to assist in the recruitment of franchisees for your network.
As people continue to move towards online shopping for a variety of goods and services including (but far from limited to) clothing, footwear, accessories, jewellery and toys – traditional shopping centres have been forced to re-vamp their footprint in the creation of a broader food and leisure experience.
In late 2017, the Federal Court of Australia heard the case of Moroccanoil Israel Ltd v Aldi Foods Pty Ltd – a matter which has highlighted a number of issues relating to intellectual property infringement and passing-off, which owners of private label brands can potentially face in the marketplace.
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