Article By: Tania Schiff, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   As part of the Commonwealth Government’s economic response to the Coronavirus outbreak, the government has announced a scheme  (“the Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Guarantee Scheme”) whereby the government will guarantee 50% of new loans issued by participating lenders to small and medium enterprises […]

Article By: Joey Tass, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to have far reaching and unprecedented impacts on both businesses and its employees. In order to address these issues and provide greater operational flexibility, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has implemented recent temporary variations to the Hospitality Industry (General) Award […]

Article By: Sarah Cappello, Partner Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney 3 things your online retail website needs and why. Terms & Conditions; We usually recommend all bricks and mortar businesses have clear T&C’s however it is even more important when selling online to make the terms of the transaction clear to the customer. This will protect […]

Article By: Enis Goktepe, Partner Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney Governments and economies are currently struggling to get to grips in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all seen varying commentary regarding the economic impacts of the pandemic, some say it is a recession, others say it is a great recession, while other say it is merely […]

Article By: Sarah Cappello, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney COMMERCIAL LEASING – The PM has announced a potential six-month moratorium on evictions, in a bid to help small businesses survive the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The PM said late on Sunday that a series of principles had been agreed at Sunday’s national cabinet […]

Article By: Joey Tass, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney In some relieving news for businesses, the Australian Government has announced a $130 billion support package for businesses that are significantly affected by COVID-19 by way of wage subsidy payments for the next six months. The policy has been nicknamed the ‘JobKeeper’ allowance in that it […]

Article By: Andrew Rowe, Migration Agent & Laura Andreazza, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Griffith The current Covid-19 pandemic and the associated travel bans have created significant concerns for visa holders, especially holders of student or work visas and their employers/sponsors. This remains a developing situation as the Government continues to determine how best to deal […]

Article By: Anastasia Balis, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney COVID-19 – Insolvency law changes The Commonwealth Government recently announced temporary changes to insolvency laws in light of COVID-19.   Purpose of changes The purpose of the changes is to provide temporary relief for financially distressed individuals and businesses, by avoiding unnecessary bankruptcies and insolvencies to […]