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Brewdog: Pioneers of beer and crowdfunding ‘BrewDog’ was started in 2007 in the UK by two men, Martin Dickie and James Watt (and a dog). 12 years later and BrewDog is now one of the most successful brewers in the UK operating 50 bars in the UK, 24 internationally and now a number of ‘beer hotels’.

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Debt collection agency harassed & coerced debtors High pressure debt recovery techniques used by debt recovery agencies may not be permitted in the future, and may carry significant ramifications.

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Mandatory Pregnancy Warning Label On Alcohol In October 2018, the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation agreed to develop and introduce a mandatory labelling standard for pregnancy warning labels on packaged alcoholic beverages. It is expected that the mandatory labelling standard will be formally announced in mid-late 2019.

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Pet Custody: Who gets the pets during a separation? For many families, pets are integral members of the family. They can often be the first addition to your family or the result of a lot of nagging from your children. Increasingly, families are coming before the court with the custody of their pet being a live issue.

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New Appointment And Sydney Office Launch Ramsden Lawyers officially opened its Sydney office located in the Sydney CBD. Our Sydney location is a fully serviced and operational office that practices in the same areas of law as the Gold Coast office. The Sydney office will be headed by Reece Ramsden joined the practice January 2019 as a partner.

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Recording Conversations – Is it Legal? The continual advancement of technology has allowed conversations to be covertly recorded within a finger’s reach. The question is, when is it okay to record a conversation? Although not strictly illegal to record a conversation in Queensland, there are a number of restrictions on how you can record a conversation and what you can do with the recording. If you are unsure of your “right to record” – get legal advice!

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Why Liquidation Doesn’t Mark The End On 16 March 2017, the New South Wales Supreme Court terminated a liquidation in CNL Transport following consideration of the surrounding circumstances for non-compliance with a statutory demand.

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Doyle's Guide for family law - Alice Drummond Congratulations to Ramsden Lawyers family law partner and accredited specialist Alice Drummond, for making the 2019 Doyles Guide for family lawyers on the Gold Coast.

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Australian Consumer Law: ACCC Fines Ford & Telstra In a strategic move by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (‘ACCC’), both Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd (‘Ford’) and Telstra Corporation Ltd (‘Telstra’) were hit with $10,000,000 in penalties following separate legal proceedings launched by the country’s consumer watchdog.

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Winding Up A Company In Shareholder Disputes The minority shareholders of Samgris Pty Ltd claim that the company's conduct had been oppressive and unfairly prejudicial to them. The trial judge determined that the duty of mutual cooperation between the members of Samgris had been irretrievably broken by the appellant’s conduct as majority shareholder.

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David v Goliath: Unfair Contract Terms for Small Businesses The Federal Court declared that a number of terms in JJ Richard’s small business contracts were unfair. This is the first court action by the ACCC to test the scope of the new amendments to the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2015.

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New Changes to the Family Law Court System As of 1 January 2019, the Australian Family Law systems will face a massive shake-up. As part of new sweeping changes, the Federal Circuit Court and the Family Court of Australia will be amalgamated to form the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (‘FCFCA’).

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