Five reasons why your product planning needs to cover legal risks
In all the excitement of bringing a new product or service to the marketplace it is easy to overlook the related legal risks – which may, at the time,...
Read MoreWhat Can You Do If Employees Make a Workers’ Compensation Claim When Being Counselled
What Can You Do If Employees Make a Workers’ Compensation Claim When Being Counselled For Poor Work Performance? It is not uncommon for employees to lodge a workers’ compensation...
Read MorePreventing the preventable and preserving your insurance cover
Periodically I write stories in our newsletter about real life commercial disasters which are so easily preventable but which have a habit of recurring with such frustratingly monotonous regularity...
Read MoreBack to basics for insurers in Australia ‘general rules of construction’ apply
In November 2010, the High Court of Australia issued it’s decision in Selected Seeds Pty Ltd v QBEMM Pty Ltd. QBEMM, Selected Seeds’ insurer, had earlier declined to pay...
Read MoreIt depends on what you say – not what you mean
To every lawyer who comes under my supervision, I commence our working relationship by giving a little address. I say that the single most important weapon in the armoury...
Read MoreSupply Contracts and Terms of Trade
Many businesses categorise themselves as suppliers suppliers of raw products, finished goods or even services. Fewer businesses categorise themselves as receivers of goods or services. It follows that a...
Read MoreDon’t let your customer’s Purchase Order set your terms of trade
If you supply goods and services based on receipt of a written Purchase Order, make sure you understand and are comfortable with agreeing to the terms of the Purchase...
Read MoreIf you want to get paid for your work or products, you need to know exactly who your customers are
Recently we were involved in a situation where our client was owed hundreds of thousands of dollars for work done, but it turned out that it had not properly...
Read MoreDon’t become the victim of an insurer “Doctor Shopping”
What is Doctor Shopping? If you’re involved in a motor vehicle accident or injured at work and make a personal injury claim, expect the insurance company to require you...
Read MoreSome pitfalls affecting ‘claims made’ liability insurance
Consider this hypothetical scenario: Joe, a successful financial advisor, has just completed his 10th year in business. The recent economic recession is looking more distant every day that passes,...
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