July 2015

01 Jul

Posted at 00:00h in Family Law

A fabulous short video has been launched featuring South Australian parents, and quotes from children, to illustrate the challenges that many separated families face. Often in family breakdown the voice of the child is lost – and this video assists to ensure that their voice is the central focus. This video is a great tool for parents going through a separation....

01 Jul

Posted at 00:00h in General

Franchises cover the selling of Burgers, Coffee, Home Services, Automotive repairs, the running of Beauty Salons and many other products and services.  There are currently 1,160 franchise systems and 79,000 franchise units trading in Australia (ACCC 2014).   It is a $144 billion sector in Australia, (Franchise Council of Australia 2015). If you are in or propose to enter this major business sector then join us in exploring the Franchising World since the changes which came into operation on 1 January 2015. This workshop will cover What you should look at before becoming a franchisee What a franchisor should look to review and update in light of the new Code An overview of the new Franchising Code of Conduct 2014 Attend at the Eastside Business Enterprise Centre workshop on 5 August 2015 where Eugene Reinboth will be facilitating. Registration is open at http://e.mybookingmanager.com/BelperioClarkLawyersAug15...

01 Jul

Posted at 00:00h in General

We are still hearing about cases where people are consulting lawyers rather than Notaries for documentation required in an international arena. Some lawyers are unaware of the Notary requirements to the detriment of their clients. Are you involved in an inheritance from a foreign country? Do you want your academic/trade qualifications recognised overseas? Do you want to marry overseas? For all these areas the chances are you will need a Notary Public NOT a lawyer. There are three significant differences between notaries and other lawyers: a) a Notary’s duty is to the transaction as a whole, and not just to one of the parties. A Notary may act for both parties to a transaction provided there is no conflict between them, and if so it's their duty is to ensure that the transaction that they conclude is fair to both sides. b) a Notary will often need to do a Notarial Certificate for a document in order to make it valid for use overseas. Often it may also be necessary to obtain either an “authentication” or an “Apostille” (depending on the relevant foreign country) from DFAT. c) a Notary identifies themselves on documents by their individual seal. Such seals have historical origins and are regarded...

01 Jul

Posted at 00:00h in General

From Workplace Bulletin 15 June 2015 Every 4 years, the 120 modern awards that cover Australian employees are reviewed under the Fair Work Act by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). Las week changes were announced to annual leave. They include: Changes to how annual leave can be cashed out; Likely changes to when employers can direct employees to take leave; Likely changes to when annual leave can be granted in advance, and; Provision for annual leave to be paid as part of the employee’s ordinary pay cycle if they are paid by electronic funds transfer. What’s changing with cashing-out annual leave? The Commission has agreed to include a general term in modern awards that will let employees cash-out a maximum of two weeks leave per every 12 months. What’s changing with excessive accrued leave? Subject to submissions from interested parties the FWC has developed a new model clause that defines an “excessive leave accrual” as 8 weeks for non-shift workers and 10 weeks for shift workers. If an employer and employee can’t agree on how and when leave will be taken, the clause gives an employer the power to direct an employee to take a period or periods of annual leave. What’s changing with taking leave in advance? The FWC accepted a...

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