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Small businesses are becoming increasingly vulnerable to unfair terms in standard form contracts. The Government has got closer to addressing this vulnerability by extending the unfair contract protection to include small business contracts. But what is a small business? And what types of clauses are void?
Holman Webb would like to congratulate Alison Choy Flannigan, Health, Aged Care & Life Sciences Partner, on receiving the 2015 Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM) – NSW Branch President’s Award on Wednesday night.
The Queensland Parliament passed the Amending Bill on 17 September 2015. The Amending Act will make some significant changes to the Workers Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003 (WCRA).
Last week, the New South Wales Supreme Court handed down a decision in the matter of Anderson v Ausgrid [2015] NSWSC 1308 which is likely to be extremely helpful to insurers seeking recovery as a result of fire damage.
On the 6th July 2015, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released an Information Paper in relation to Outsourcing. It noted that in recent years there has been a significant change in the way that technology is being employed with shared computing services (SCS) being increasingly utilised by a range of business entities.
The Greens have announced a new bill which potentially means Australian franchisors could be jointly liable for the breaches of employment awards and laws by their franchisees. But is there already potential liability for franchisors if their franchisees don’t pay their staff their proper entitlements?
If you are a franchisor in Australia you will know that you must update your disclosure document every year to comply with the Franchising Code.
If you have a 30 June end of financial year then you should also know that it has to be completed by 31 October.
In May 2015, the Commonwealth Department of Health published a legislation discussion paper – “Electronic Health records and Healthcare Identifiers”.
Welcome to the September edition of the Holman Webb Health Law Bulletin.
This Health Law Bulletin includes articles on lessons learnt from the Quaker’s Hill Coronial Inquest, palliative care and euthanasia and advance care directives.
The law concerning advance care directives in Australia differs from State to State, with some jurisdictions requiring set forms and others relying upon the common law. This article discusses some of the key cases on advance care directives, including a summary of principles.