Legal News Sydney

May 23, 2019
Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession

A survey conducted by the International Bar Association in late 2018, found that 37 per cent of lawyers in Australia reported sexual harassment as opposed to the global average of 22 per...

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May 20, 2019
Your Rights as a New Parent

In light of the Mother’s Day festivities last week, it is important to remember that 1 in 2 Australian mothers having experienced pregnancy-related discrimination in the workplace and to consider whether your...

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May 14, 2019
Bullying - there is no place for it in the workplace.

  What is workplace bullying? Bullying in the workforce is defined as repeated and unreasonable behaviour directed towards a worker that created a risk to health and safety. This definition is inclusive...

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May 10, 2019
THE AGE OF AUTOMATION

The age of automation, much like the industrial revolution, will have an impact on employment like never before. A study conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute approximates that 22 percent of a...

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May 6, 2019
CLIENT LEGAL PRIVILEGE: WHAT, WHERE AND WHY

Client legal privilege, also called legal professional privilege, and known as attorney client privilege in the USA, protects confidential communications between a lawyer and client. This means that the law and the...

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April 12, 2019
HAVE YOU BEEN LEFT OUT OF A WILL?

Have you been left out of the ‘Will’ of a loved one, or do you feel as if the gift left to you is inadequate? Unfortunately, this is a relatively common story....

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April 8, 2019
A Guide to Debt Recovery

Has someone failed to pay money that is owed to you? Here is what you could do; You attempt to communicate with the debtor in order to understand why the debt has...

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April 5, 2019
Changes to the Privacy Act

    Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned social media companies of potential changes to the law which will impose severe penalties if they do not make changes to stop the spread...

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April 2, 2019
Your Rights in a De Facto Relationship

What is a De Facto Relationship? According to the Family Law Act 1975, a de facto relationship exists when two parties have been living together on a genuine domestic basis. A relationship...

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