Category: General

    Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a process by which disputes can be resolved without involving traditional adversarial methods, such as court trials and hearings. It is controlled by an impartial person, such as a mediator, who helps...

Using a mobile phone while driving could cost you dearly if you don’t abide by the law that came into force on November 1, 2012. Streeterlaw wants to remind all drivers of what police will be looking out for when mobile phones are being used in...

A recent decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Shail Superannuation Fund v Commissioner of Taxation - highlights possible concerns for individual trustees of self-managed superfunds . In particular individual trustees will be held to be...

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) have a free report Occupational Fraud: A Study of the Impact of an Economic Recession available from their website. ACFE President James D. Ratley, CFE says "Desperate people do desperate things....

How to protect your business from departing staff set on stealing from you The Australian Financial Review, on 15 October 2010, published a very helpful and insightful article called “Bosses’ Byte Back to Protect Secrets”. The article noted that...

The case of TABET V GETT [2010] in the High Court of Australia (12 April 2010) investigated this.   Facts behind the case On 11 January 1991, the appellant was admitted to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children with symptoms of headaches,...