With greater numbers of companies than ever before conducting business online, it’s never been more important to be aware of the rules and regulations governing global e-commerce.
In this second article in his series on resilience and wise leadership in the legal profession, leadership coach Tim Segaller discusses with Lawyer Monthly how mindfulness skills can help lawyers’ negotiation and litigation skills. My previous article looked at how law firms can respond to the growing problem of stress in their profession. I introduced […]
Can you share the legal enforcements in Australia which relate to tackling corporate cartel? In Australia, corporate cartels are regulated by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the Act). It is an offence for two or more competitors to enter into any agreement that contains or gives effect to a ‘cartel provision’, which involves fixing […]
Encryption laws have been a hot topic in recent times. What have been the key changes in Australia? On 8 December 2018, Federal Parliament passed the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 (‘Bill’). The Act provides for the facilitation of covert access to data for the purposes of disrupting and investigating […]
Courts use wage arrestment to deduct money from your salaries to repay your debts directly. In Scotland, it is called an EAO (Earnings Arrestment Order). Moreover, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England use the term “Attachment of Earnings Order” for this process. If you want to avoid a Wage Arrestment order, it is essential to understand particular situations that can increase the chances of this order.
The world of work is changing and flexibility appears to be the way of the future. A major cause of this shift is the increase in efficiency of remote working methods over recent years - plus, the rise of an on-demand culture has resulted in more and more occurrences of professionals choosing their own hours to fit around their lifestyle.
When the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive was introduced in 2017, it fundamentally changed the way businesses handle money, and one part of this directive which is often overlooked is the need for an independent audit of AML processes to be carried out on a regular basis.
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