As part of the Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA), the Government is driving new initiatives to support innovation in the Australian economy and has passed new tax legislation to ‘incentivise’ angel investment. How do the incentives work? If you are in the early stages of establishing your business and looking to attract new […]
Bayswater-based Firefox Industries Pty Ltd (Firefox) has developed an innovative safety device for use with ladders in gaining access to and from an elevated roof surface. The device gives users the ability to walk through the upper end of the ladder so as to maintain their centre of gravity within the confines of the ladder, […]
In Australia, the disclosure requirements for a small company will usually be less demanding than those for a large complex business, thus providing good opportunities for innovative small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to transform their ideas into a viable business. The Corporations Act 2001 (the Act) sets out the types of offers that do not need disclosure. […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Leo Hopsick of Hynes Legal. Leo has joined IR as our exclusive Construction Law Member in Australia. The Construction Law group at Hynes Legal provides commercially focused high quality legal services for non-contentious and contentious matters to clients in the construction and infrastructure […]
As we continue to focus on patent related issues coming out of the USA, it is worth noting the differences between the manner in which patent infringement decisions are handled in both Australia and the USA. Australia In Australia, most patent infringement actions begin in the Federal Court. At the hearing stage, a single Judge […]
As part of the Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA), the Government is driving new initiatives to support innovation in the Australian economy and has passed new tax legislation to ‘incentivise’ angel investment. How do the incentives work? If you are in the early stages of establishing your business and looking to attract new […]
Following on from her paper-light article in our May 2016 newsletter, mdp Practice Manager Dianne McDonald was invited to co-present on 24 August 2016 to ALPMA (Australasian Legal Practice Manager Association) on mdp’s transition to paper-light. It would appear that paper-light is still a challenge to many law firms, with only a mere 5% of legal practices […]
Following on from her paper-light article in our May 2016 newsletter, mdp Practice Manager Dianne McDonald was invited to co-present on 24 August 2016 to ALPMA (Australasian Legal Practice Manager Association) on mdp’s transition to paper-light. It would appear that paper-light is still a challenge to many law firms, with only a mere 5% of legal practices […]
If you lease a premises to conduct your business, you should consider whether the Retail Leases Act (Vic) 2003 (the Act) applies to your lease. This is particularly important as parties cannot agree to exclude the operation of the Act, and in some cases, your lease may be silent on the issue or not reflect the true […]
In Australia, the disclosure requirements for a small company will usually be less demanding than those for a large complex business, thus providing good opportunities for innovative small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to transform their ideas into a viable business. The Corporations Act 2001 (the Act) sets out the types of offers that do not need disclosure. […]
As we continue to focus on patent related issues coming out of the USA, it is worth noting the differences between the manner in which patent infringement decisions are handled in both Australia and the USA. Australia In Australia, most patent infringement actions begin in the Federal Court. At the hearing stage, a single Judge […]
If you lease a premises to conduct your business, you should consider whether the Retail Leases Act (Vic) 2003 (the Act) applies to your lease. This is particularly important as parties cannot agree to exclude the operation of the Act, and in some cases, your lease may be silent on the issue or not reflect the true […]