Russell Kennedy Pty Ltd
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NewsImmigration Client Alert - Registration Criteria for Providers of Education for Overseas Student To view this client alert, please click here. Health Law Client Bulletin - Is it ok to dob? To view this client alert, please click here. Employment Law Client Alert - Phasing in of penalties under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 To view this client alert please click here Employment Law Client Alert - Fair Work Australia gives clarification on pay and penalty rates To view this client alert please click here Immigration Client Alert - Sponsoring Foreign Workers: 1 July 2010 Salary Increases and Compliance To view this client alert, please check here. Employment Law Client Alert - Increase to high income threshold To view this client alert please click here Information Technology and Intellectual Property Newsletter - Winter 2010 To view this client alert click here.
Corporate and Commercial Client Alert - Important changes to obligations affecting companies limited by guarantee Corporations Amendment (Corporate Reporting Reform) Act 2010 No. 66 To view this client alert click here Employment Law Client Alert - Terminating employees: an obligation to offer a support person? To view this client alert please click here Corporate and Commercial Client Alert - Requirements for paying dividends Corporations Amendment (Corporate Reporting Reform) Act 2010 No. 66 To view this client alert click here Health Law Client Bulletin - Mandatory Reporting To view this client alert, please click here. Health Law Client Bulletin - Cultural Diversity in Aged Care: Human Rights & Legal Obligations To view this client alert, please click here. Water Law Client Alert - Liability of Water Authorities for Damage related to Water Flow onto Land To view this client alert, please click here. Property, Planning and Development Alert - Growth Areas Infrastructure Charge Update To view this client alert, please click here. Retirement Village & Aged Care Facility Alert - Land Tax Changes To view this client alert, please click here. Local Government Client Alert - Recent Changes to Local Laws in Victoria To view this client alert, please click here. Environment & Planning Client Alert - Modernising Victoria's Planning Act To view this client alert, please click here. Employment Law Client Alerts - The Importance of Following Correct Procedures for Employment AND Alternatives to WorkSafe Prosecutions To view The Importance of Following Correct Procedures for Employment click here To view Alternatives to WorkSafe Prosecutions click here Corporate & Commercial Law Client Alert - Update on the new Australian consumer protection laws To view this client alert please click here Employment Law Client Alert - Consequences of Bullying in the Workplace To view this client alert please click here Local Government Client Alert - Commencement of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 and what it means for Local Government To view this client alert, please click here. Property/Retirement Villages Client Alert - New Australian Consumer Law - Update To view this client alert, please click here. Immigration Law Client Alert - Changes to International Recruitment and Subclass 457 Work Visas To view this client alert, please click here. Employment Law Client Alert - Fair Work Information Statement Commencement To view this client alert, please click here Health Law Report - Privacy: Family History & Genetic Information To view this report, please click here. Property/Retirement Villages Client Alert - New Australian Consumer Law To view this client alert, please click here. Property/Retirement Villages Client Alert - Government Response to Parliamentary Report To view this client alert, please click here. Corporate & Commercial Newsletter - Summer 2009/10 To view the latest Corporate and Commercial newsletter, please click here. 2011 Traineeship Positions Applications for Traineeship Positions in 2011 are now open For further information, click here. Planning & Environment Client Alert - New Government Funded Social Housing Provision
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Planning, Environment and Local Government - Court of Appeal Decision Maroondah City Council v GC Fletcher & Minister for Planning To view this Court of Appeal decision, click here Employment Law Client Alert - Requests for Flexible Working Arrangements To view this client alert, please click here Corporate and Commercial Law Client Alert - Government's proposed amendments to the Privacy Act To view this client alert, please click here Environment & Planning Client Alert - Contaminated Land in Victoria To view this client alert, please click here. Employment Law Client Alert - Sham Independent Contractor Relationships To view this client alert please click here Commercial Leasing Client Alert - Duties Act Amendments and Duty on Leases To view this client alert please click here. Employment Law Client Alert - Right to Return to Work To view this client alert please click here. Employment Law Client Alert - Phasing in of Modern Award Entitlements To view this client alert please click here Traineeships and Seasonal Clerkships Application dates for traineeships and seasonal clerkships are now available. For further information, click here Immigration Client Alert - Sponsoring Medical Practitioners as Independent Contractors - 21 Sept 2009 To view this cliert alert, please click here Immigration Client Alert - Minimum Salary Rates from 14 Sept 2009 To view this client alert please click here Employment Law Client Alert - Employer Deductions from Employee's Wages To view this client alert please click here Health Law Newsletter - Winter 2009 To view the latest Health Law newsletter please click here Banking & Finance Newsletter - Winter 2009 To view the latest Banking and Finance newsletter please click here Commercial Leasing Newsletter - Winter 2009 To view the latest Corporate and Commercial Law newsletter please click here Banking & Finance Client Alert To view the latest Banking & Finance Client Alert - 'Truth in Lending': The National Consumer Credit Protention Reform Package - please click here Employment Law Client Alert To view the latest Employment Law Client Alert - Fair Work Laws Commence - please click here Corporate and Commercial Law Newsletter - Winter 2009 To view the latest Corporate and Commercial Law newsletter please click here Local Government Client Alert - Public Notice Procedures - Are you notices up to date? To view this cliert alert, please click here Property/Retirement Villages Client Alert To view the latest Commercial Property/Retirement Villages Client Alert regarding Retirement Villages (Contractual Arrangements) Amendment (Formula) Regulations 2009, please click here Banking & Finance Newsletter - Autumn 2009 To view the latest Banking and Finance newsletter please click here Property/Retirement Villages Client Alert To view the latest Commercial Property/Retirement Villages Client Alert regarding Proposed Retirement Villages (Contractual Arrangements) Amendment (Formula) Regulations 2009, please click here Apply now for 2009/2010 Seasonal Clerkships For information on how to apply please click here Corporate and Commercial Law Newsletter - Summer 2009 To view the latest Corporate and Commercial Law newsletter please click here Employment Law Newsletter - Summer 2008/09 To view the latest Employment Law newsletter please click here Commercial Leasing Newsletter - Spring 2008 To view the latest Commercial Leasing newsletter please click here Employment Law Newsletter - Spring 2008 To view the latest Employment and Industrial Relations law newsletter please click here Corporate and Commercial Newsletter - Spring 2008 To view the latest Corporate and Commercial newsletter please click here Health Law Newsletter - Spring 2008 To view the latest Health Law newsletter please click here Banking and Finance Newsletter - Spring 2008 To view the latest Banking and Finance newsletter please click here Health and Aged Care Law Newsletter - Winter 2008 To view the latest Health and Aged Care Law newsletter please click here Technology Law Newsletter - Winter 2008 To view the latest Technology Law newsletter please click here Employment Law Newsletter - Winter 2008 To view the latest Employment Law Newsletter please click here Kexin Liu meets Attorney-General at completion of placement at Russell Kennedy At the completion of her placement at Russell Kennedy, attorney-at-law Kexin Liu from leading China law firm King & Wood, and seven of her counterparts from the Australia-China Legal Profession Development Group have met with Attorney-General Robert McClelland in Canberra. Participants in the program under the auspices of AusAID and the Law Council of Australia undertook intensive study at Australian universities and law firm placements to gain an insight into the law and legal practice in Australia, as well as visiting courts and other institutions. The Attorney-General's media release in regard to the program is available here. Russell Kennedy and the Kennedy Strang Legal Group feature in ALB profile of the International Alliance of Law Firms The Kennedy Strang Legal Group has featured in an article on cross-border transactions in the current issue of Australasian Legal Business (ALB) magazine. Russell Kennedy's Michael Gorton is extensively quoted in the article, providing an insight into the successes of the firm and the Kennedy Strang Legal Group through membership of the INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF LAW FIRMS - a global network of mid-tier firms providing clients with local knowledge and experience across many jurisdictions. Kennedy Strang Legal Group is also the subject of a Firm Profile in this edition of ALB. Copies of these articles will be available here in .pdf format shortly.
Corporate and Commercial Law Newsletter - Winter 2008 To view the latest Corporate and Commercial Law Newsletter please click here Ross Hodgens and Sabine Phillips to present at DESTINATION AGED CARE Congress for ACSA and ACCV Principal Ross Hodgens and Senior Associate Sabine Phillips are presenting at the ACCV Aged Care Congress at Melbourne Park, 19-20 June. Ross will update delegates on "The New Government's Workplace Reforms - Where are we at?", whilst Sabine will address the topic: "Who Will Make Decisions When I Can No Longer?" Russell Kennedy is the only law firm invited to participate in the program, which is the State Congress of Aged and Community Care Victoria, and is also sanctioned by national aged care body ACSA. More information on this event can be obtained from ACCV. Sebastian Saccuzzo writes for global Banking Regulation publication Russell Kennedy's Sebastian Saccuzzo is the lead author of the Australian contribution to the global publication Getting the Deal Through: Banking Regulation 2008. Covering 27 jurisdictions worldwide, this report provides a comparative analysis in key areas of law and policy for businesses and practitioners involved in cross-border banking affairs. The invitation for Russell Kennedy's Banking and Finance team to provide the Australian input into this prestigious report follows on from our Commercial Property team being selected as the only South East Asia / Pacific region contributor to the accompanying Real Estate 2008 report. Limited copies of Getting the Deal Through: Banking Regulation 2008 are available through the Russell Kennedy marketing department: marketing@rk.com.au. Further information on Getting the Deal Through publications is available here. RK hosts friends of Timor-Leste, supporting sustainable economic development by our neighbour Russell Kennedy is very proud to support the Xanana Vocational Education Trust, helping to create a self-sustaining vocational education system meeting the future needs of the people of Timor-Leste, and supporting the objective of generating economic activity within that new nation.
Named in honour of inaugural President of Timor-Leste Xanana Gusmão, the Trust combines vocational education with access to productive employment, ensuring systems and their outcomes are sustainable. Working cooperatively with the Government of Timor-Leste is a critical element of the Trust’s activities, ensuring a close fit with the Government’s national plan for the allocation of scarce resources.
A key feature of the Trust’s work is to ensure that students, teachers, administrators and employers are well equipped to continue the work underway, building on the relationship Australia has developed with East Timor and its people to ensure continued project success and to demonstrate a commitment to ongoing collaboration.
On Monday 28 April, the Xanana Trust's Honorary Governors met at our Melbourne premises at a luncheon meeting of the Patrons' Council of Governors to celebrate the achievements of the Xanana Trust to date, and to learn more of the future for this valuable endeavour. Honorary Governors included the Hon. Steve Bracks -- special advisor to Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, Sir James Gobbo AC and Professor David Beanland AO, hosted by Russell Kennedy Principal Michael Gorton AM who is Governor Patron of the Trust.
His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana Gusmäo, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, and Sir William Deane AC KBE are Patrons of the Trust.
Russell Kennedy Solicitors provide office facilities in our Melbourne premises and additional support to Chris Trueman, the Trust’s Chief Executive & Director.
The Xanana Trust is just one of many relationships fostered by Russell Kennedy as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility agenda.
Kent Davey speaks on 'Green IT - the legal imperative' at AFR Education Conference Russell Kennedy's Technology Law team leader Kent Davey is confirmed as a keynote speaker at the forthcoming Sustainable IT Conference being facilitated by the Australian Financial Review's Education in Sydney on Friday 9 May. Kent's presentation will focus company’s obligations under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 and practical steps to comply with these obligations Further information is available here.
Russell Kennedy's Summer Clerkship Program - December 2008 / January 2009 Clerkship Application Process: Open date for applications: 1 March 2008 Closing date for applications: 13 April 2008 Offers made: 12 May 2008 Please click here for more information on how to apply for Russell Kennedy's Summer Clerkship Program. RK Sports Law team presents 'Working with Children' seminars to clubs Russell Kennedy's Sports Law team has presented seminars to representatives of sporting clubs within the City of Hume local government area on the implications of the "Working with Children" legislation. "What constitutes 'working with children', who is required to obtain the relevant permit, what defines a volunteer, and what are the penalties for non-compliance?" These questions are addressed by Principal Bruce Kent and Solicitor Suzanne Mitchell, ensuring that sports clubs are aware of their responsibilities in this area. For further information regarding this and other aspects of Russell Kennedy's Sports Law services, please contact Bruce Kent on 03 9609 1555 or email bkent@rk.com.au. Health Law Newsletter - Summer 2008 To view the latest Health Law Newsletter please click here Russell Kennedy represents Australia in global real estate publication
Family Law Feature Article - December 2007 To view the latest Family Law feature article "How to make binding financial agreements work for you" please click here Employment Law Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2007 To view the latest Employment Law newsletter please click here Banking and Finance Update - December 2007 To view the latest Banking and Finance Law Update please click here Technology Law Newsletter - November 2007 To view the latest Technology Law Newsletter please click here Corporate and Commercial Law Newsletter - November 2007 To view the latest Corporate and Commercial Law Newsletter please click here Announcement Kaajal Fox has joined Russell Kennedy as a Solicitor in the Banking and Finance team. To view Kaajal's professional profile please click here Commercial Leasing Newsletter - Spring 2007 To view the latest Commercial Leasing Law Newsletter please click here Health and Aged Care Newsletter - Spring 2007 To view the latest Health and Aged Care Law Newsletter please click here Health and Aged Care Law Report - August 2007 To view the latest Health and Aged Care Law Report please click here Technology Law Newsletter - August 2007 To view the latest Technology Law Newsletter please click here. Water Law Newsletter - July 2007 To view the latest Water Law Newsletter please click here. Employment Law Newsletter - Winter 2007 To view the latest Employment Law newsletter please click here. Announcement Congratulations to Donna Rayner (Commercial Property) and Emma Dunlevie (Commercial Property/Leasing/Migration) on their promotion to Senior Associate. Andrew Parlour has also joined Russell Kennedy as a Senior Associate in our Corporate and Commercial team. Retail Leasing Newsletter - July 2007 To view the latest Russell Kennedy Retail Leasing Newsletter regarding "Repairs" please click here. Corporate and Commercial Newsletter - July 2007 To view the latest Russell Kennedy Corporate and Commercial Newsletter please click here. Planning, Environment and Local Government Update - June 2007 From 1 July 2007 amendments to the Tobacco Act 1987 (Vic) take effect. The amendments require all enclosed licensed premises (including gaming venues) and some outdoor dining / drinking areas to be smoke-free. Only the high roller rooms at Crown Casino are exempt. Health & Aged Care Newsletter - Winter 2007 To view the latest Russell Kennedy Health & Aged Care Newsletter please click here. Wills & Estate Planning Newsletter - June 2007 Click here to check out the latest Wills & Estate Planning Newsletter. Banking & Finance Newsletter - June 2007 Click here to check out the latest Banking & Finance Newsletter. Sport Law - May 2007 Our Sports Law team has extensive experience in many diverse areas of Sports Law and various lawyers are directly involved in sporting clubs in high level positions. Click here to check out the latest newsletter. ACSA Supports Police Checks for Aged Care Staff Pat Sparrow, Acting CEO ACSA Australia's peak aged care body, Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA), yesterday welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government of the introduction of police checks for aged care staff and volunteers.
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