Family violence is one of the most stressful things a person can experience but leaving your relationship shouldn’t (and doesn’t) mean you have to leave Australia. Domestic violence is a real and ongoing issue in our community but it cannot threaten your visa status. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is acting to both prevent
On Tuesday Night (27 April) we were lucky enough to co-host a Canberra Raiders coprorate partner networking event at the Howling Moon, Canberra. Snedden Hall & Gallop fully appreciate the important role played by the Raiders in the Canberra community and also, more specifically, as part of the business network within that community. We are
With smart phones and devices becoming part of our daily lives, workplace boundaries have become blurred as more people access work emails and take phone calls outside the workplace. In 2020 Hubspot reported that 35% of business professionals check email on a mobile device. The compulsion employees can feel to respond to emails and answer
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Quantum Housing On 19 March 2021, the Full Court of the Federal Court clarified the meaning of unconscionable conduct (in the context of the Australian Consumer Law) in the decision of ACCC v Quantum Housing Group Pty Ltd [2021] FCFCA. The case concerned a housing development group (‘Quantum’) who
We need to take notice of a quotation from Barack Obama who referred to the lack of empathy demonstrated in our community. He spoke of the need to ‘cultivate a sense of empathy’ by ‘putting yourself in other peoples shoes….see the world from their eyes’. Such a philosophy is one that we as lawyers need
Recent Fair Work amendments aimed at regrowing jobs lost during COVID-19 have brought secure ongoing employment into proximity for many casual workers and reduced the backpay burden for employers found to have misclassified employees. Historically the lack of a legal definition of a ‘casual worker’ in the Fair Work Act has led to significant litigation,
Employees can be a great asset to a business, particularly if they have significant corporate knowledge and good relationships with clients. A real concern for business owners can be how to protect the business against an employee leaving and starting up a rival business, or joining a competitor and potentially taking clients, other employees or
Snedden Hall & Gallop partnered with Tennis ACT this weekend to deliver the ACT Women in Sport Leadership Brunch, which coincided with the community event, Canberra Girls Get Active Day. The Brunch was an excellent opportunity to bring together a number of leaders from the Canberra community, as well as the perfect event to showcase
In Australia, all public and private organisations are bound to adhere to various anti-discrimination laws. These include the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, the Sex Discrimination 1984, and the Age Discrimination Act 2004. In the ACT, these are supplemented by the Human Rights Act 2004, which amongst other things states that
Who is legally responsible, or liable, if you, the tenant, are injured on or in your rented premises? In this article Richard Faulks and co-author Eddie Stewart talk about circumstances in which your landlord may be held liable. Who is liable? There are many circumstances in which a tenant, occupying premises owned by a landlord,
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