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Thomsons advising on $1.2 billion Fitzroy Coal Terminal Project
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Thomsons' cross border capability involves 4 countries over 2 days
Thomsons Lawyers advises the shareholders of Australia’s largest, premier infrastructure solutions provider
Thomsons Lawyers Brisbane office opening – 3 May 2011
Thomsons Lawyers announces high level expansion
Thomsons Lawyers advises Australia's leading desalination company
Thomsons Lawyers advises world’s leading premium wine company
Top tax specialist joins Thomsons Lawyers
Thomsons Lawyers acts in Firstfolio Limited's acquisition of CFS Group
Thomsons Lawyers acts for the proposed purchaser of a majority interest in Australasia's second largest vineyard assets
Thomsons Lawyers acts for The Valspar Corporation in Wattyl Limited acquisition
Thomsons Lawyers advises Paraway Pastoral on major property acquisition
Workplace Relations & Employment practice continues to grow
Thomsons Lawyers Poised to Deliver on Health Reform
Thomsons Lawyers Advises Neller Pty Ltd in Global Transaction
Thomson Playford Cutlers expands workplace profile
Thomson Playford Cutlers Strengthens Property Team
Thomson Playford Cutlers boosts senior lawyer ranks with key appointments
Thomson Playford Cutlers advises Harbert Australia Private Equity Fund
Thomson Playford Cutlers named 2009 Adelaide Law Firm of the Year
Thomson Playford Cutlers named as a finalist for 2009 Adelaide Law Firm of the Year
Thomson Playford Cutlers appoints new Chief Executive Partner
Thomson Playford Cutlers announces Melbourne Merger
Thomson Playford Cutlers’ Adelaide office relocates to new state-of-the-art building
Thomson Playford Merges With Cutler, Hughes & Harris – And an Exciting New Commercial Law Firm Emerges
Key board appointment at Thomson Playford
Thomson Playford named 2008 Adelaide Law Firm of the Year
Thomson Playford recognised for community service
Thomson Playford strengthens dispute resolution and litigation practice in Sydney
Thomson Playford expands Environment, Climate Change and Energy practice
Franchising failures costing business owners
Small and medium-sized business given more opportunity to fight corporate bullies
Thomson Playford Wins Award for Outstanding Contribution to Volunteering
New Chairman Appointed at Thomson Playford - Loretta Reynolds
Thomson Playford’s community initiative with RSL & Services Clubs Association
Publications
ENERGY & RESOURCES Alert: February 2012
MEDIA Alert: Round one to Optus
ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING ALERT: Implied limits on CO2 emissions in NSW Environment Protection Licences?
ENERGY & RESOURCES Alert: January 2012
ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING Alert: Draft NSW Planning Guidelines: Wind Farms - Call for Submissions
ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING Alert: Guidelines on the Duty to Report Contamination - Draft released for comment
HEALTH Alert: December
CONSTRUCTION Alert: Preparing for a Christmas Payment Claim
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert: Delay in harmonisation of work health and safety laws
HOSPITALITY & GAMING - Clubs Legal Update - December 2011
ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING Alert: NSW Planning System Review – Issues Paper Released
CONSTRUCTION Alert: Security of Payment Scheme to Commence in South Australia
ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING ALERT: Greehouse gas offsets - Imposed on a NSW mine
FRANCHISING Alert: Small Business Commissioner Act 2011 - Backdoor Franchising Legislation
HEALTH Alert: November
CONSTRUCTION Alert: Privilege and the Adjudication Process
IT Alert: Cloud Contracting - Challenges within the Government Contracting Framework
PROPERTY Alert: Commercial Building Disclosure
HEALTH Alert - October 2011
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert: Victorian U-turn on OHS laws takes reform off the rails
CONSTRUCTION Alert: $86 million adjudication decision declared void
ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING Alert: Saab Corp - Valid conditions and orders against company directors
HOSPITALITY & GAMING - Clubs Legal Update - October 2011
INSOLVENCY & TAX Alert: ATO Tightens Enforcement Options for Statutory Garnishees
FRANCHISING Alert: Statutory Unconscionable Conduct Reforms - September 2011
ENERGY & RESOURCES Alert: Queensland strategic cropping land framework to impact on projects: September 2011
HOSPITALITY & GAMING - Clubs Legal Update - Special Edition - September 2011
ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING Alert: NSW Planning System Review - Call for Submissions
CONSTRUCTION Alert: Termination of Contracts and the right to issue payment claims under the Building & Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld)
ENERGY & RESOURCES Alert: Impact of the new personal property securities regime
FRANCHISING Alert: Franchise Audits by the ACCC
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert: Serious misconduct on Facebook
CONSTRUCTION Alert: Severing invalid amounts from payment claims and adjudications - decisions under Security of Payment legislation
HEALTH Alert: August 2011
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert: Fitness for Work and Adverse Action
CONSUMER LAW Alert: Mandatory repair notices for certain consumer goods
CONSTRUCTION Alert: service of payment claims on superintendents?
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert: Recent Discrimination Act Amendments
ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING Alert: NSW Planning System Review - Announced
CORPORATE Alert - A director's duty to review accounts - the Centro decision
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert - A cautionary tale for Human Resource Managers
CORPORATE Alert - Corporate Governance - Executive Remuneration Reforms
DISPUTE RESOLUTION Alert - Mandatory Obligations to Take Genuine Steps to Resolve Disputes Before Commencing Proceedings
CONSTRUCTION Alert - Recent Developments in Indemnities
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert - Criminalisation of bullying in Victoria
HOSPITALITY & GAMING - Clubs Legal Update - June 2011
FRANCHISING Alert - Franchisor & Franchisee Mandatory Reporting Obligations: Consumer Goods & Product Related Services that cause death or serious injury
TAX Alert - Amending trust deeds - is it really worth it!
CHARITIES Alert - Taxing charities for conducting commercial activities
HOSPITALITY & GAMING - Clubs Legal Update - May 2011
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert - ACT introduces workplace surveillance legislation
TAX Alert: Living in a fool's paradise
CORPORATE Alert - ASIC wants more from companies seeking to raise funds
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert - South Australia first on new model Work Health and Safety Laws
HEALTH Alert - March 2011
TAX Alert - Tax Objections - Be Careful What You Say!
HOSPITALITY & GAMING - Clubs Legal Update - February 2011
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert - Privacy and Policies: After Hours
TAX Alert - Division 7A - More hidden trust traps!
DIRECTORS & OFFICERS Alert - James Hardie directors win appeal
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert - Paid Parental Leave Reminder
HOSPITALITY & GAMING: Clubs Legal Update - December 2010
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert - Model Work Health and Safety Regulations
HEALTH Alert - December 2010
EMPLOYMENT & SAFETY Alert - Salary sacrifice in the world of modern awards
HOSPITALITY & GAMING: Clubs Legal Update - November 2010
TRADE PRACTICES Alert - New Mandatory Reporting for Consumer Goods & Product Related Services
HEALTH Alert - October 2010
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - How to avoid a David Jones type sexual harassment claim
HEALTH Alert - September 2010
PROPERTY Alert - The effects of the Retail and Commercial Leases Regulations 2010 (SA) (No. 199 of 2010) and the Retail and Commercial Leases Variation Regulations (SA) (No. 200 of 2010)
BANKING & FINANCE Alert: Personal Property Securities Register
PROPERTY Alert - The new Torrens Assurance Levy in NSW
PROPERTY Alert - The Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Scheme
INSOLVENCY Alert - July 2010
HEALTH Alert - July 2010
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - July 2010
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Alert - A little vino saves the day for Barefoot
TRADE PRACTICES Alert - Unfair Contract Terms: Are you ready?
INSOLVENCY Alert - Sons of Gwalia ruling reversal
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - Paid Parental Leave
FRANCHISING Alert - Federal Government announces amendments to the Franchising Code of Conduct will take effect on 1 July 2010.
TAX Alert - Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative
HEALTH Alert - June 2010
FRANCHISING Alert - Revolutionary changes in Consumer Law now in effect
HEALTH Alert - April 2010
TAX Alert - Division 7A: Use of Assets
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - Understanding Modern Awards
HEALTH Alert - March 2010
MEDIA & DEFAMATION Alert - Be Alert, Not Alarmed: Legal Pitfalls for Companies Using Social Media
FRANCHISING Alert - Government announces additional disclosure requirements
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Alert - Apple's iPod does not stop dopi
HEALTH Alert - February 2010
DIRECTORS & OFFICERS Alert - Directors' Duties: at the top of ASIC's agenda for 2010
Information Sheet - Retirement Villages Regulation 2009 (NSW)
HEALTH ALERT - January 2010
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - Final Fair Work provisions about to commence: what you need to know before New Year
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Alert - ASIC v Rich: Don't be discouraged
CONSTRUCTION Alert - December 2009
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - Countdown to award modernisation, and OHS laws shaping up
FRANCHISING Alert - Proposed new "Australian Consumer Law"
FRANCHISING Alert - Federal Government announces changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - Why do you need to understand the legal concept of 'repudiation'?
HEALTH Alert - October 2009
HEALTH Alert - September 2009
HEALTH ALERT - August 2009
DIRECTORS & OFFICERS ALERT - James Hardie penalties handed down...
WORKPLACE RELATIONS ALERT - Avoiding unlawful discrimination: new challenges
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - New Fair Work Regulations now in force
HEALTH ALERT - July 2009
CASE NOTE - James Hardie Case
BRIEFING NOTE - James Hardie Case
WORKPLACE RELATIONS ALERT - Changes to workplace laws at both State and Federal levels
HEALTH Alert - June 2009
FRANCHISING ALERT - May 2009
DIRECTORS & OFFICERS ALERT - Entire board of directors and executives facing heavy fines and bans
HEALTH ALERT - April 2009
TAX ALERT - Tax Office sets sights on uncommercial WET practices - April 2009
PROPERTY & DEVELOPMENT Alert - April 2009
HEALTH Alert - March 2009
TAX ALERT - The investment allowance is here. now..... what does it really mean?
WORKPLACE RELATIONS ALERT - What is happening with the Fair Work Bill?
TRADE PRACTICES Alert - Proposed Changes to the Trade Practices Act - we are on the road to nationally consistent consumer laws, but there will be bumps for business along the way
PRO BONO Alert - Social Security Appeals Tribunal extends assets hardship provisions to income tested pensioners
TRADE PRACTICES Alert - Clarity in pricing for consumers is murky water for corporations and advertisers - with a $1.1m sting
HEALTH Alert - February 2009
CONSTRUCTION Alert - Security of payment claims & schedules - service by fax: what you really need to know
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - Priority industry modern awards released
TAX Alert - Changes to stamp duty, land tax and land dealings
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Alert - .Tel domain name registration
FRANCHISING Alert - Federal inquiry report released
HEALTH Alert - December 2008
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - The Fair Work Act 2008 - what does it mean for you
TAX Alert - Director penalty notices
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - Fair Work Bill 2008 - new discrimination provisions
HOSPITALITY, REGISTERED CLUBS & GAMING Alert - Finding and keeping the right long-term partner
CLIMATE CHANGE Alert - What impact will the global financial crisis have on the introduction of the CPRS?
TAX Alert - Asset rich and not carrying on a business? The small business CGT concessions may be available...
FINANCIAL SERVICES Alert - AML & CTF laws update - ongoing customer due diligence and reporting obligations
Health Alert
HEALTH Alert - November 2008
CLIMATE CHANGE Alert - Commonwealth and States take action towards Murray-Darling Basin reform
CLIMATE CHANGE Alert - Garnaut delivers his final report on Australian Climate Change Policy – prepare for a $35 carbon price by 2020
HOSPITALITY, REGISTERED CLUBS & GAMING Alert - Directors' duty of confidentiality: it is real!
WINE INDUSTRY Alert - Winery sales and acquisitions anticipated... beward the hidden tax pitfalls on vineyards
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - A busy few weeks in industrial relations...
HEALTH Alert - Oct 2008
TRANSPORT Alert - Chain of responsibility & fatigued drivers - is your business at risk?
IP, ADVERTISING & TECHNOLOGY Alert - Saab's green ads declared misleading
CLIMATE CHANGE Alert - Solving a diabolical problem - Garnaut suggests targets and trajectories for emissions reduction
PROPERTY & PLANNING Alert - Development proposals - new requirements for the disclosure of political donations and gifts in NSW
CLIMATE CHANGE Alert - Operational Control - the key test for determining the extent of your compliance obligations under the NGER system and the CPRS
CLIMATE CHANGE Alert - The tax and commercial consequences of the CPRS - what businesses and their accountants need to know
FRANCHISING Alert - Ketchell - what does it mean?
CLIMATE CHANGE Alert - What does the green paper mean for the mandatory renewable energy target (MRET)?
CLIMATE CHANGE Alert - The implications of the green paper for the waste and forestry sectors
HOSPITALITY, GAMING & REGISTERED CLUBS Alert - Liquor double whammy for clubs
CLIMATE CHANGE Alert - The Government's green paper - how will it affect my business
HOSPITALITY, GAMING & REGISTERED CLUBS Alert - The Liquor Act is repealed - long live the Liquor Act
ENVIRONMENT Alert - A new regulation for major hazard facilities in NSW
PROPERTY & PLANNING Alert - Proposed changes to the NSW planning system
FRANCHISING Alert - Reflections of a mediator
PRE-PUBLICATION & DEFAMATION Alert - The Mercedes Corby decision - the impact of increased jury involvement in NSW defamation hearings
IP, ADVERTISING & TECHNOLOGY Alert - Are all Saabs green? - the ACCC takes action against GM Holden and releases a guide to green marketing claims
ENVIRONMENT Alert - A new regulation for underground petroleum storage systems in NSW
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - Recent OHS changes - penalties tripled, personal liability for officers
CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE Alert - Security of payment - soon a national phenomenon?
PROPERTY Alert - Is your new residential development "BASIX" compliant?
PROPERTY Alert - GST margin scheme & residential property development
TRADE PRACTICES Alert - Old scams in new clothing - The Trade Practices Act and carbon offset claims
FRANCHISING Alert - Important recent franchising decision
IP, ADVERTISING & TECHNOLOGY Alert - The ogre in children's advertising
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - Forward with fairness - a summary
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - New developments in workplace surveillance law
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - A Labor win - so what's next for Australia's workplace relations system?
TRADE PRACTICES Alert - Trade Practices Act - radical changes - "The Birdsville Amendment"
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - Termination payments...transitional traps for employers
CORPORATE Alert - Rules for use of company names, business names and logos
CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE Alert - Residential developers liable for builders' sins
CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE Alert - When BIGCorp comes knocking - BIGCorp and recoveries against builders
HOSPITALITY & GAMING Alert - Maximising your land potential - the new game for registered clubs
FINANCIAL SERVICES Alert - Anti-money laundering & counter terrorism financing explained
INSURANCE Alert - Greater certainty for claims made policies
CORPORATE Alert - Sale of business - potential liability of sellers
TAX Alert - Small business CGT concessions - new opportunities and restructuring implications
PROPERTY & DEVELOPMENT Alert - Your registered title and your development consent
INSURANCE Alert - Non-disclosure - am I "Bovered"
TAX Alert - Simplified superannuation measures become law
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - New amendments to the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act 1986 (SA) - Occupational Health & Safety
TAX Alert - Small business CGT concessions - new opportunities & restructuring implications
CORPORATE Alert - Fundraising and the Corporations Act
CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE Alert - A wake up call for owners corporations in NSW
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - WorkChoices - more amendments announced
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - The Independent Contractors Bill 2006
DISPUTE RESOLUTION & LITIGATION Alert - Is your organisation complying?
ENERGY & RESOURCES Alert - China update
WORKPLACE RELATIONS Alert - WorkChoices - The new national workplace relations system
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