Jessica Kinny has been recognised for the fifth consecutive year by The Best Lawyers in Australia in the Health and Aged Care Law, and Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law categories.
Jessica Kinny has been recognised by peer review in Doyle's Guide to Leading Health & Aged Care Lawyers– New South Wales, 2023
Jessica Kinny receives two awards in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia.
Aged care providers must quickly adapt to the reforms or they may not survive. This guide will help your organisation confirm what they need to do today and in the years to come to ensure ongoing compliance and future success.
In this tough economic climate, more employers will consider making staff redundant. Employers who don’t get sound legal advice before making redundancies are at risk of breaking the law and could be left much worse off. Find out what you need to know in our latest blog.
The High Court just delivered two landmark judgments that have changed the way courts decide whether "contractors" are really employees. It is important to understand what has changed and what has stayed the same, to make sure your organisation stays compliant. Read our latest blog to find out how these judgments affect your organisation.
Buyers should conduct a thorough investigation of all key aspects of a business before deciding whether to buy it and if so for what price, and employee matters are a key consideration. Sellers must be prepared to provide adequate information in response to these requests otherwise they may lose a potential buyer, however there are many issues they must consider when preparing a response. This article examines some of the key considerations both parties must manage during the due diligence process.
Electronic communications are a key communication method for most organisations. It's important to know whether the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) (Act) applies to each communication and, if it does, make sure the communication doesn’t amount to a breach of that Act. Otherwise, your organisation might face significant fines and other consequences. This article explains what kinds of communications are regulated by the Act and what your organisations needs to do to not be a spammer.
Most organisations capture personal information about their customers as part of their everyday operations. But do they all need a privacy policy? The short answer is that only some businesses are legally required to have a privacy policy, but many others choose to have one anyway because there are many potential benefits in having one – including more sales!
The name and logo of your business can be one of the most important and valuable assets you will ever own. While you may consider trademark registration too expensive, failing to register your trademark can be far more expensive and can cause irreparable harm to your business. Registering your trademark is the only way you can be confident that the valuable branding of your business – for example, the name and logo – is legally protected. It also helps you maximise your return on investment.
To us, registering your trademark is a “no brainer’. Here are the top four reasons why.
It is no exaggeration to say that poor cash flow kills businesses every day. Businesses that go on to survive and thrive have a number of strategies in place to ensure that they are increasing sales and collecting payments on time. One of the best strategies is having a great standard contract in place that makes it easier to collect payments on time and imposes consequences on bad debtors.
Read on to learn more about contract terms that smart businesses use to protect their cash flow:
A ‘terms of trade’ is a legal document setting out the terms on which the business will provide goods or services. Having a well written terms of trade is one of the most important investments you will ever make in your business. It can benefit your business in many ways, including by helping your business: get paid more money; get paid on time; reduce the risk of getting sued; and develop stronger and better relationships with customers.
Read on to find out more about what terms of trade are and why your business needs one.
