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The big freeze.

Like other states and territories, the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) (Act) applies to the retail sale of goods. Its further application to the provision of retai...

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Restraint of trade thwarted by bonus scheme.

Modifications to an employee's incentive scheme and role effectively repudiated his employment contract, leaving his employer powerless to stop him from courting former clients, an appeal court has found. In mid-2016, accountancy firm Crowe Horwath amended...

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Garden leave: it’s not a walk in the park.

Garden leave may sound relaxing, but the circumstances which call for it are most certainly not. It occurs: when an employee is directed by an employer to...

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The fine print*.

We’ve seen advertisements on the backs of buses quoting a seemingly great price for a product or service. We’ve also spotted businesses burying questionable...

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Guarantees can be risky business.

As the great George Costanza said on a classic episode of ‘Seinfeld’ ‘everybody knows you’ve got to keep your worlds apart’. But, worlds can collide f...

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Pre-employment steps protect company connections.

Disputes about company information theft and LinkedIn connection ownership are rife, but can be prevented with steps taken early in the employment relationship, a law specialist says. As social media continues...

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