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30 03, 2020

Coronavirus Support: Commercial Lease Relief

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-03-30T16:05:24+11:00March 30th, 2020|Business Contracts & Agreements|

Recently, the Prime Minister announced a new strategy which provides commercial lease relief to those affected by COVID-19. Over the next six months, there will be a [...]

27 03, 2020

Coronavirus Support: Force Majeure Clauses and Frustration

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-03-27T14:49:34+11:00March 27th, 2020|Business Contracts & Agreements|

As services continue to close and restrictions tighten, the potential for parties to be unable to deliver on a contract has drastically increased. Where parties are unable [...]

26 03, 2020

Coronavirus Support: Standing Down Employees

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-03-26T09:40:16+11:00March 26th, 2020|Employment Law|

In these unprecedented times, businesses are faced with difficult economic decisions in relation to the shutting of businesses in the interest of public health, with the spread [...]

23 03, 2020

Coronavirus Support: Is your Business Eligible?

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-03-23T14:29:01+11:00March 23rd, 2020|Helpful Hints, Solicitors Newcastle|

The Australian Government has announced various business subsidies and benefits in an effort to support businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We are breaking down this [...]

13 03, 2020

SG Amnesty Bill Passes: What does this mean for Employers?

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-03-13T11:31:22+11:00March 13th, 2020|Employment Law, Tax Law & Disputes|

Ordinarily, employers can face severe consequences for not complying with their superannuation guarantee (SG) obligations. Not only are employers required to pay existing unpaid super contributions and [...]

13 03, 2020

Do’s and Don’ts of Franchise Agreements

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-03-20T17:19:06+11:00March 13th, 2020|Business Contracts & Agreements|

Franchising agreements allow a business (a franchisee) to effectively copy of a model for doing business under the brand of another (a franchisor). In exchange for payment, [...]

21 02, 2020

Can an employee be terminated for requesting annual leave?

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-03-13T08:59:57+11:00February 21st, 2020|Employment Law, Uncategorized|

In the recent case of Quigley v Belfast Sinks.com.au Pty Ltd [2020] FWC 43, the Fair Work Commission found that an employer was “unjust, unreasonable and harsh” [...]

3 02, 2020

Can a bankrupt be a director of a corporate trustee of an SMSF?

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-02-03T16:28:40+11:00February 3rd, 2020|Uncategorized|

Usually, a bankrupt will be disqualified from acting as a director of a company. Bankruptcy is the legal process where an individual is declared unable to repay [...]

30 01, 2020

How can you lawfully terminate a contract?

Butlers Business Lawyers2020-01-30T16:42:56+11:00January 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Before a party seeks to terminate a contract, it is important that they consider whether they have a legal right to do so. If a party attempts [...]

4 10, 2019

Parental Leave: Rights and Duties of Employers and Employees When Returning to Work

Butlers Business Lawyers2019-10-04T12:14:36+10:00October 4th, 2019|Employment Law|

Do you know what rights an employee has when it comes to parental leave and returning to work? What obligations does an employer have to an [...]

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