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Grandparents rights to their grandchildren
4-March-2011 Family Law By Simone GreenMany grandparents who have been actively involved in the lives of their grandchildren are affected when their children divorce or separate. A restriction on the time spent with their grandchildren, or a refusal to allow access to their grandchildren due...
Credit card fraud by former employee
30-November-2010 Fraud and Insolvency By Mark StreeterSome corporate fraud by employees is not premeditated. it is opportunistic. Sometimes temptation overrides common sense. It is important that businesses have in place mechanisms to prevent fraud. In this video it explains a simple scenario. A laid off...
Restraint of trade – how far can it stretch ?
Commercial Disputes By Mark StreeterSolicitor resigns and fights against signed employment agreement In recent years the pros and cons of employment contracts have been hotly debated. When a solicitor in a country town resigned from his firm to work for another he was accused of being in...
Protect your business from staff who may steal intellectual property
General,Fraud and Insolvency By Mark StreeterHow 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...
Preventing corporate fraud is good business
Fraud and Insolvency By Mark StreeterWhen USA based WorldCom Inc fell victim to an $11 billion accounting scandal it resulted in the company filing for bankruptcy. In 2002 it was the largest bankruptcy in US history. Corporate fraud occurs in Australian businesses. Most business fraud...
Norco uses freezing order against employee in fraud case
Fraud and Insolvency By Mark StreeterThe Facts of Norco Co-Operative Limited v Kelly [2010] NSWSC 719 Employee HK worked for Norco from 26 March 2001 to 10 February 2009. In the course of her employment she fraudulently and dishonourably misappropriated amounts totalling at least...
No Right of Silence with ASIC Notice of Examination
Fraud and Insolvency By Mark StreeterWhen ASIC investigators give you a notice of examination it means they believe you have information which will help them in an investigation. You do not have the "right of silence". The Situation A businessman who had had dealings with a particular...
Insider trading suspected in company mergers in the US
Fraud and Insolvency By Mark StreeterInsider trading is difficult to prove without a paper trail but sometimes the signs are obvious. Studying the stock prices of major corporations over a one year period helped highlight that insider trading was taking place. In this Insider Trading video...
Insider Trading Stock Tips at Family Reunion
Fraud and Insolvency By Mark StreeterInsider trading laws in Australia have become far more relevant to the majority of the population. Traditionally insider trading was considered a white collar crime of a select few wealthy individuals with "inside" knowledge of businesses. Australia...
Initiating Workplace Fraud Investigations
Fraud and Insolvency By Mark StreeterPreventing or dealing with workplace fraud or theft takes work. Preparation is a big part of this. Even just saying you will be doing background checks during an interview process may help weed out some people from ever being hired. Business owners...