The cost of cutting corners | When wage theft becomes a criminal offence

Restraints of trade

From 1 January 2025, employers caught short changing their workers won’t just be facing a slap on the wrist, they could be facing criminal charges. The new “wage theft offences” introduce serious penalties for those who intentionally underpay employees, with fines reaching up to $1,565,000 (or prison) for individuals and $7,825,000 or three times the […]

Top 3 things I do (and don’t!) use GenAI for as a Lawyer

Business lawyer terms and conditions

Every business owner I know is talking about AI and trialling new software. Meeting recording software that automatically generates post-meeting notes seems to be the flavour of 2025. See this ABC article for example. In fact, when I’m sitting around the table with a bunch of fellow business owners, I can just about guarantee that […]