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Great news for Small Business! The Queensland Government has launched the Small Business Digital Grants Program This program provides small businesses with access to digital technologies and services to enable them to work smarter, engage with the global economy and...

‘So what are you telling me is that I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t. That can’t be right?!’ ‘Yep,’ I replied. ‘It is one of the great failings of the system. If you go through it step by step, and tell them about the issues, they may complain. But if you...

As I referred to in my earlier article 'Employment Rights in the Uber model canvass', the Employment Court in the United Kingdom was recently asked to rule on the status of Uber drivers. Its ruling was published on Friday last week, with the court deciding that Uber...

In case you are wondering about the 'mercy' in the title, it requires pronouncing, even singing, in your best Roy Orbison voice, to properly understand its relevance to the subject matter of this case! As regular readers will know, ordinarily, I try to keep these...

At Ashbrooke Law we pride ourselves in straightforward, sensible legal advice, expressed in plain English. With clients in both Australia and the United Kingdom, we have been watching Brexit particularly carefully, to ensure that we stay across the opportunities and...

Once again an employer has been let down by its failure to implement the necessary workplace policies. In a complaint before the Fair Work Commission, an employee who used electronic devices provided by his employer to download and store hardcore porn succeeded in...

Okay who thinks they are across the recent developments in the tech space? How many of you are familiar with Moore’s Law? Moore’s law suggests that (and I apologise in advance that I am not providing the precise technical definition) computing power doubles every two...

Two quick questions. Who likes pizza and is home-made pizza better than that bought in a restaurant or takeaway?  If you hungry for more then, please allow me to explain. The answer to the first question is an easy one. You either like pizza or you do not. A...

Simply because someone excels at their job does not automatically mean that they can make the transition into a managing others who do that job. This has been adequately demonstrated by the star sportsmen and women who excel in their field and fail miserably when...

‘I demand trial by combat’ joked my client. ‘It ain’t happening Lord Tyrion’ I responded. ‘We are in Brisbane and not the seven kingdoms.' For those of you who are not familiar with Game of Thrones (and if not you may wish to stop reading now) often the various legal...