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What is Voluntary Redundancy?
Voluntary redundancy is where the employee on their volition voluntarily agrees to become redundant. Such a situation may arise where a company wishes to downsize or a company becomes bankruptRead More
What is Unconscionable Conduct?
Unconscionable conduct is behaviour that is more than simply unfair and goes so against good conscience. Under section 21 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (‘CCA’), it isRead More
What is a Gift Deed?
What is a Gift Deed? A Gift Deed or a Deed of Gift is a document that transfers property from one person (the ‘gifter’ or the ‘donor’) to another individualRead More
What is Adverse Actions in the Workplace?
Adverse actions are actions taken by either an employee or an employer which are deemed unlawful by the Fair Work Act 2009 (‘FWA’). Section 342 of the FWA provides furtherRead More
What is the ‘Exhaustion of Rights’ Doctrine with Patents?
The Exhaustion of Rights Doctrine is the principle that extinguishes a patentee’s rights after the product has been sold. The Exhaustion of Right Doctrine has only recently been introduced toRead More
When is a Contract Frustrated?
A contract is frustrated when a supervening event causes a significant and unforeseen change that affects the contract. Neither party is to blame for the event, and so frustration servesRead More
How do Cease and Desist Letters Work?
A cease and desist letter is a letter sent to a party putting them on notice of some infringing conduct and demanding that they stop or face legal action. ThereRead More