Rachel Endacott, Author at Butlers

20 09, 2019

Bankruptcy and the Family Home; What Happens if You or Your Spouse go Bankrupt?

Rachel Endacott2019-09-20T09:54:39+10:00September 20th, 2019|Insolvency|

Bankruptcy can be an extremely stressful experience, especially if you own a home. Personal bankruptcy may not only affect yourself but may have consequences for your [...]

13 09, 2019

Is Your SMSF Investment Strategy Meeting Diversification Requirements?

Rachel Endacott2019-09-20T10:38:48+10:00September 13th, 2019|Uncategorized|

Recently the ATO has contacted some 18,000 auditors and trustees of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) which hold 90% or more of the fund’s assets in one [...]

3 09, 2019

Branding and Intellectual Property: What Risks are Associated with Buying or Selling your Business

Rachel Endacott2019-09-03T11:19:09+10:00September 3rd, 2019|Intellectual Property|

Selling a business requires more than the passing on of physical assets. You must consider the business branding, any intellectual property or trade marks, reputation and [...]

20 08, 2019

Bob Hawke Estate Challenge: How Does a Claim of Inadequate Family Provision Work?

Rachel Endacott2019-08-21T08:59:41+10:00August 20th, 2019|Estate Planning|

Bob Hawke’s daughter, Rosslyn Dillion, is preparing to make a family provision claim over the late Prime Minister’s will. Upon his passing in May, Mr Hawke had [...]

9 08, 2019

Court Finds Ex-Employee Did Not Breach Confidentiality Clause and Was Actually Just Likeable

Rachel Endacott2019-08-09T10:05:56+10:00August 9th, 2019|Commercial & Civil Litigation, Employment Law|

The Western Australian Supreme Court ruling in ASPL Pty Ltd v Rajakaruna [2019] WASC 269 explored allegations a previous employee had breached a confidentiality clause in [...]

5 07, 2019

Misleading Veggie Burgers? Potential Ban on Words ‘Burger’, ‘Sausage’ and ‘Steak’ When Referring to Vegetarian Food

Rachel Endacott2019-07-30T12:13:24+10:00July 5th, 2019|Australian Consumer Law, Commercial & Civil Litigation|

Vegetarian and vegan campaigners are opposing new proposed legislation by the European Parliament to ban the use of vegetarian products being described as sausages, burgers or [...]

5 07, 2019

Media Outlets Held Liable for The Comments of Third Parties on Social Media

Rachel Endacott2019-08-06T14:08:25+10:00July 5th, 2019|Commercial & Civil Litigation|

The New South Wales Supreme Court recently found the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Sky News, The Centralian Advocate and The Bolt Report should all be [...]

2 07, 2019

Adidas Lose Logo Trademark With Declaration 3 Stripe Design is Not Distinctive Enough

Rachel Endacott2019-07-02T09:46:42+10:00July 2nd, 2019|Intellectual Property, Litigation|

The European Union’s second highest court, the General Court of the EU, has ruled Adidas’s logo design as too ordinary to be trademarked. This decision comes [...]

2 07, 2019

Statutory Demand Fails Due to Typo

Rachel Endacott2019-07-02T09:10:09+10:00July 2nd, 2019|Commercial & Civil Litigation|

A recent case in the Supreme Court of Victoria found a typo in a postal address was responsible for incorrectly serving a statutory demand. The consequences [...]

28 06, 2019

Can Politicians be Defamed? Could You be Subject to Legal Implications for Saying Something Negative About a Politician?

Rachel Endacott2019-06-28T09:21:19+10:00June 28th, 2019|Litigation, Uncategorized|

The recent election campaign saw open attacks on Australian politicians in both traditional and digital media. The slings and arrows came from the usual suspects [...]

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