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Hungry Jacks has won a legal fight against McDonalds over the use of its Big Jack and Mega Jack trademarks. And a court in Italy has handed prison sentences to more than 200 people over their links to the ‘Ndrangheta crime group.
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If a juror does their own research in a trial, does that mean that any guilty verdict reached by the jury is dangerous and should be quashed? And a look at when violence in sport crosses the line and becomes a criminal law matter.
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The government of Victoria has proposed several amendments to the state’s property taxation laws.
New amendments explained
Under the amendments, the revenue office hopes to expand vacant residential land tax to all vacant residential land in Victoria from the 2025 tax year. The amendments also expand the definition of vacant
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A Melbourne landlord recently found themselves in hot water after their tenant pointed out an invalid rent increase. The tenant alerted the agent to the improper reasoning given for the increase and was subsequently back-paid for the invalid increase.
As a landlord, it is important you know the ins and
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A recent McKinnon survey showed that 50% of Australia’s workforce is covered by some form of a restraint of trade or non-compete clause.
But how airtight are these clauses and can they be enforced?
Types of restraints of trade
Common restrictions of trade include:
Confidentiality clauses Non-solicitation clauses Non-compete
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In an historic decision, the High Court has ruled that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. And could convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika be released following a successful appeal against a conviction that saw him stripped of Australian citizenship.
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In an unusual case, the Supreme Court of Victoria was called upon to order the discharge of 2 mortgages in circumstances where one of the mortgagees had been liquidated, and subsequently deregistered. The other mortgagee had become a bank but did not have records dating back over 30 years ago.
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With interest rates continuing to rise in late 2023, it seems that we are likely to see more mortgagees taking steps to realise mortgaged property.
On 2 June 2021, I posted about a Queensland decision (HSBC Bank Australia Ltd v Wang & Ors [2021] QSC 58) rejecting criticism of a mortgagee’s conduct of