
Clarity on casual employees
What you need to know The Federal Government recently amended the Fair Work Act 2009 to bring clarity to casual employment ...

COVID-19: WA Commercial Tenancies
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government released a Mandatory Code of Conduct (National Code) on 7 April ...

Bankruptcy and the Obligations on an Associated Entity to Disclose
An Official Trustee in Bankruptcy has the power to investigate the conduct and affairs of a bankrupt person and the ...

Are You Falling Behind on Home Loan Repayments?
By Peter Nevin, Partner at Taylor Smart If you are falling behind on home loan repayments or are worried that you ...

Supreme Court of Western Australia decides first statutory will application in R v J [2017] WASC 53
By Peter Nevin, Partner at Taylor Smart In all jurisdictions through Australia, the Supreme Courts may make a statutory will for ...

A Legal Decision You Simply Can’t Put Off!
By Ken Edwards, Special Counsel. If you have any minor children (i.e. younger than 18 years) then you should consider who ...

Can an employer be negligent when conducting a workplace investigation?
By Tahnee Watson, Taylor Smart Lawyers and Notaries, Perth Employers will already be aware that when investigating a workplace complaint, they have ...

Wills, inheritance and estate disputes
By Peter Nevin, Taylor Smart Lawyers and Notaries, Perth For many years, the law has taken the view that a person’s ...

Foreign investment: Doing Business in Australia
By Glen Giles of Taylor Smart Lawyers and Notaries, Perth, Western Australia. Here we provide a guide for foreigners considering ...

Intellectual Property – how to protect and register your ideas
By Garry Same, Taylor Smart, Lawyers & Notaries, Perth. Intellectual Property is a valuable asset and may loosely be described as ...