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6 Dec

Welcome Alexander Hamam

5 Dec

Property Council of Australia Christmas Lunch 2023

4 Dec

Rugless family complete sale of Brighton Foodland, Cellarbrations and Ruggy’s Food and Wine

1 Dec

Welcome Sam de Cure

30 Nov

Congratulations Callum Ritchie - Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards 2024

27 Nov

Beyond the Office 2023

23 Nov

Preventing a cyber breach investigation being used against your business

16 Nov

World Kindness Day 2023

14 Nov

Beyond Series panel discussion

10 Nov

Privacy Act prosecutions begin

9 Nov

Melbourne Cup functions

7 Nov

Business Franchise Australia features DMAW Lawyers' Seva Surmei

6 Nov

ESG update: changes to sustainability reporting standards and regulators continue to take action

3 Nov

Energy, resources and environment - Quarterly update

2 Nov

AI and IP: the crossroads of innovation

1 Nov

Mental Health Awareness Month 2023 - Charity Committee

31 Oct

Quiz night - National Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser

30 Oct

DMAW Lawyers host Peer Connect event

27 Oct

Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation morning tea - Charity Committee

26 Oct

Avoid Designated Application refusal – 4 amendments the hospitality industry can expect to see

24 Oct

DMAW Lawyers attend 2023 Meritas ANZ Regional Meeting

24 Oct

DMAW Lawyers attend Master Builders SA CEO & President's Luncheon

20 Oct

Rising Sun for Tarnanthi

16 Oct

2023 Meritas lawyer exchange program featured by Lawyers Weekly

10 Oct

The state of play: Current trends in M&A transactions

5 Oct

Probationary periods in peril

28 Sep

Animal Welfare League morning tea - Charity Committee

27 Sep

The register of foreign ownership of Australian assets – When to notify

25 Sep

Industrial relations: an ever changing landscape

20 Sep

InDaily features DMAW Lawyers' Paul Dugan - "Workplace law reforms pose 'hurdles' for SA business"

19 Sep

2023 Meritas Lawyer Exchange – Kiren Narayan (Martelli McKegg)

14 Sep

SA Leaders Celebrating Women in Business Luncheon

13 Sep

Beyond Series with Briston Talbot of Digital Trace Australia

5 Sep

International Day of Charity - Charity Committee update

29 Aug

7 common franchising myths busted

25 Aug

DMAW Lawyers host ARITA CPD event

24 Aug

Mitolo family completes sale of majority equity interest in Mitolo Family Farms

22 Aug

DMAW Lawyers attend Aus3C Cyber Meet

16 Aug

Unfair contract terms review: Act now to avoid major financial impact

14 Aug

2023 Meritas ANZ two-week lawyer exchange

11 Aug

Major changes to the Unfair Contract Terms Regime: Time to act

10 Aug

EOFY 22/23 celebration

1 Aug

DMAW Lawyers sponsors 2023 SACOME Budget Forecast Breakfast

27 Jul

FY 22-23 DMAW Lawyers pro bono contribution

24 Jul

DMAW Lawyers is a Carbon Neutral Adelaide Partner

20 Jul

What’s on the Horizon for Employers this Financial Year?

19 Jul

Youth Opportunities morning tea - Charity Committee

17 Jul

DMAW Lawyers announces first CEO and promotions for FY 23-24

12 Jul

8 common IP myths busted

10 Jul

NAIDOC Week 2023

6 Jul

Energy, resources and environment - Quarterly update

5 Jul

Business Franchise Australia features DMAW Lawyers' Seva Surmei

4 Jul

Katie Perry v Katy Perry: two teenage dreams and one name

3 Jul

DMAW Lawyers feature in ALERA (SA) June 2023 Quarterly Newsletter

30 Jun

Aussie firms take the lead with Meritas - Lawyers Weekly feature ANZ leaders

27 Jun

DMAW Lawyers present to Meritas ANZ Emerging Leaders network

23 Jun

Supreme Court confirms the law around post-bankruptcy interest

22 Jun

DMAW Lawyers attend the Property Council of Australia's Budget Lunch with The Treasurer

21 Jun

'Greenwashing' by businesses in Australia

19 Jun

Nicole Mead joins Meritas' Emerging Leaders Advisory Board

19 Jun

DMAW Lawyers present at Australian Computer Society incident management workshop

16 Jun

Life at DMAW Lawyers - Our premises

15 Jun

7 important obligations and options for directors of financially distressed companies

9 Jun

DMAW Lawyers attend agribusiness roadshow with Field Systems and Soil and Land Co

7 Jun

DMAW Lawyers go beyond for local business with South Australian Leaders network

6 Jun

DMAW Lawyers recommended by Doyle's Guide as "Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - South Australia, 2023"

6 Jun

World Environment Day 2023 - 5 ways DMAW Lawyers contributes to a brighter future

5 Jun

National Reconciliation Week 2023

2 Jun

Wrinkles smoothed: High Court clarifies reputation is irrelevant to trade mark infringement

31 May

Pay secrecy clauses banned from 7 June 2023

30 May

Young Lawyers Gala 2023

26 May

Time is running out for Zombie agreements – employees must be given notice by 6 June 2023

24 May

Welcome Callum Ritchie

19 May

Walk for Justice 2023

16 May

Myth-busting: Workplace law

12 May

Employees must be asked whether they want to work on public holidays

11 May

DMAW Lawyers attend 2019 Marsican Shiraz celebration at Mitolo Wines

9 May

Beyond Series with Kate Maffett of Patagonia

5 May

Administrative Professionals Day 2023

1 May

Energy, resources and environment - Quarterly update

20 Apr

Best Lawyers in Australia - 2024 edition

19 Apr

Admission - Congratulations Stephanie Maurangi

11 Apr

Whole firm fun: TreeClimb Adelaide

6 Apr

ACCC v Mazda – misrepresentations of the ACL not unconscionable.

6 Apr

Easter morning tea & raffle 2023

5 Apr

Beyond Series with Robyn Porter of Adbri

4 Apr

Myth-busting: Electronic execution of documents

31 Mar

Not easy to be super - Full Federal Court confirms meaning of ‘employee’ for superannuation purposes

27 Mar

Consumer claims, class actions and the automotive industry: Toyota v Williams

27 Mar

South Australian Trivarsity Law Fair 2023

21 Mar

Harmony Day Lunch 2023 - Charity Committee

21 Mar

Welcome Irini Kourakis

20 Mar

DMAW Lawyers host Australian Pro Bono Centre event

17 Mar

Latitude Financial breach - another reminder of cyber security risks from data held by third party service providers

15 Mar

Admission - Congratulations Caleb Rothe

6 Mar

International Women's Day 2023 - “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”

6 Mar

DMAW Lawyers host A3C Small Business Morning Tea

6 Mar

Clean Up Australia Day 2023

6 Mar

ASIC is scrubbing up on greenwashing – here’s what you need to know

3 Mar

Getting the knack of the NACC – The National Anti-Corruption Commission

24 Feb

DMAW Lawyers recommended by Doyles Guide as "Leading Corporate Law Firm - South Australia 2023"

24 Feb

Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act - how to prepare for the new workplace laws

20 Feb

Fair Work Ombudsman turns up the heat – ‘85 Degrees’ franchisor faces legal liability for franchisees’ breaches of Fair Work Act

20 Feb

Cyber Attack Update - "Demystifying The Great Unknown"

17 Feb

To keep or not to keep – Retention of employee COVID-19 vaccination information

16 Feb

Privacy Act Review Report proposes sweeping changes to privacy protections and extending privacy obligations to small businesses.

15 Feb

Hybrid or Virtual Shareholder Meetings – one year on

6 Feb

World Cancer Day morning tea - Charity Committee

3 Feb

Energy, resources and environment - Quarterly update

18 Jan

Trade mark ownership: get it right the first time

16 Jan

Promotion – Congratulations Peter Makestas

15 Dec

DMAW Lawyers' end of year celebration 2022

15 Dec

Discretionary trusts – trustees cannot do as they please

15 Dec

Are fixed-term contracts a thing of the past?

13 Dec

Beyond Series with Uniting SA CEO Jenny Hall

13 Dec

Women In Super Networking Drinks

12 Dec

Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill receives royal assent – overview of new workplace laws

9 Dec

Welcome Lucien Young

8 Dec

Property Council of Australia Christmas Lunch 2022

6 Dec

Minda's International Day of People with Disability event

4 Dec

SA Leaders Celebrating Women In Business Luncheon

2 Dec

Respect @ Work Bill Passes – What Businesses Need to Know

29 Nov

Back to basics: ensuring effective indemnity clauses

28 Nov

Welcome summer clerks - Jack Miller and Sarah Klimek

24 Nov

Zombie agreements and the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill passes lower house

22 Nov

Welcome Victoria Ong

21 Nov

DMAW Lawyers participates in Australasia's first single law office lawyer exchange program with Meritas

18 Nov

Navigating the COVID-19 risk for employers in a direction-less world

15 Nov

Contractor insolvency - planning and prevention

14 Nov

Petroleum sector in 2022 - Opportunity to tap into the market

14 Nov

ENR Business Leaders' Roundtable with Hon. Tom Koutsantonis MP

10 Nov

Charity Committee - Bright Colour Day

7 Nov

Australia re-opens to investors and skilled migrants

7 Nov

Promotion – Congratulations Bernice Witkowski

2 Nov

Time to review your data collection policies and practices?

2 Nov

Celebrating 20 years of service at DMAW Lawyers

2 Nov

AICD releases Cybersecurity Governance Principles for company directors and NFPS

2 Nov

The ACCC to come after false 'green' claims

31 Oct

Mental Health Awareness Month 2022 - Charity Committee

28 Oct

DMAW Lawyers attend DEM 2022 Resources Roundtable

27 Oct

DMAW Lawyers partner with the Entrepreneur and Venture Advice Clinic

25 Oct

Energy, resources and environment – Quarterly update

24 Oct

Congratulations Abby-Rose Hill

24 Oct

2022 Meritas ANZ Regional Meeting

14 Oct

Kylie Dunn interviewed by Flinders University for "30 Years, 30 Stories"

13 Oct

DMAW Lawyers host charity and not-for-profit sector boardroom luncheon

13 Oct

"More Competition, Better Prices” bill proposes increased competition law penalties and reintroduces changes to unfair contract terms

12 Oct

Welcome Narisse Fechner

11 Oct

DMAW Lawyers host 2022 Meritas ANZ Regional Meeting

28 Sep

Optus cyber attack - fallout and lessons

26 Sep

HAS Foundation “Graze and Raise” luncheon

23 Sep

South Australia’s revamped business: employment visa program opens

20 Sep

New key appointment for DMAW Lawyers – Peter Varacalli

19 Sep

2022 Meritas Lawyer Exchange – Ezekiel Ting (Bennett & Philp)

15 Sep

Welcome Bhavna Gupta

6 Sep

Cyber attacks on third party service providers – who has to investigate the data breach?

5 Sep

Welcome Jacinta Zheng

5 Sep

Tasha Naige features on SMSF Adviser

5 Sep

DMAW Lawyers’ Charity Committee support Food Bank SA

1 Sep

DMAW Lawyers host Women In Super event with guest speaker Sarah Gun

29 Aug

DMAW Lawyers attend Business SA special luncheon

25 Aug

DMAW Lawyers' "homegrown star" Tasha Naige features on Australasian Lawyer

24 Aug

Corporate Cup 2022

23 Aug

Battle of the forms: Last shot wins?

19 Aug

Cyber Alliance Group present at SA Leaders Knowledge Workshop

16 Aug

Crowd-sourced funding – opportunity or threat?

15 Aug

Cultural awareness session with Uncle Rod O’Brien

8 Aug

Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) – an alternative to managed investment schemes

4 Aug

Welcome Caleb Rothe

3 Aug

Beyond Series with Bank of Queensland Adelaide

29 Jul

Energy, resources and environment – Quarterly update

27 Jul

EOFY boardroom luncheon

20 Jul

Mandatory reporting obligations now live for certain critical infrastructure assets

14 Jul

Business Franchise Magazine AU/NZ “Franchisor Disclosure – Here’s What You Need To Know”

12 Jul

Australian Red Cross morning tea - Charity Committee

11 Jul

NAIDOC Week 2022

6 Jul

Budget forecasts are not the place for unfounded optimism – key takeaways from Crowley v Worley Ltd

30 Jun

90 years of the ABC – DMAW Lawyers talk volunteering with Sonya Feldhoff and Annette Holden

28 Jun

Meritas feature DMAW Lawyers in new member video

28 Jun

Is your business at risk of “Pinkwashing” this Pride Month?

26 Jun

Promotions – Congratulations to Annabel Nettle & Mario Pegoli

21 Jun

Congratulations Cherie Inglis – Certificate IV in Legal Services

20 Jun

DMAW Lawyers featured in Pro Bono Voco – “Growing Pro Bono in South Australia”

19 Jun

Indigenous legal system representation bolstered through appointment of Australia’s first ever Aboriginal Supreme Court Judge

16 Jun

Venture capital and new Significant Investor Visa reforms – will demand increase?

14 Jun

Beyond Series with Pauline Carr

8 Jun

Mario Pegoli features on Stock Journal – OPINION: Sowing the seeds for plant-based success

30 May

DMAW Lawyers & esteemed guests attend SACOME Resource Sector Dinner

27 May

National Reconciliation Week 2022

22 May

Nicole Mead features on Smart Company – Watchdogs are cracking down on greenwashing, so how can your business back up its sustainability claims?

20 May

Congratulations Yasmin McBride-Hellewell

19 May

DMAW Lawyers attend Merricks Capital & Agribusiness Australia’s “Investment in Ag” breakfast

19 May

Fair Work Commission moves to support 10 days paid domestic violence leave

18 May

Walk for Justice 2022

16 May

Ignite Art Therapies lunchtime session

13 May

Federal Court sets standard for cyber security management

9 May

Meritas Annual Meeting – London 2022

6 May

Administrative Professionals Day breakfast

27 Apr

Business Chicks breakfast with Lisa Wilkinson

27 Apr

DMAW Lawyers attend Meritas Annual Meeting – London 2022

21 Apr

Contractual review for effective and ethical supply chains

20 Apr

Best Lawyers in Australia 2023 Edition – Congratulations to Seva Surmei, Daniel Jenkinson, Leo Walsh and Glenn Davis

14 Apr

Easter morning tea & raffle 2022

13 Apr

Welcome George Panayotopoulos

11 Apr

Business trips – blurring the line between work and play

8 Apr

Energy, resources and environment – Quarterly update

7 Apr

Welcome Stephanie Maurangi & Lachlan Dorey

1 Apr

South Australian Trivarsity Law Fair

28 Mar

Industry Leaders Fund Scholars Network – ESG seminar

17 Mar

International Women’s Day breakfast – Business Chicks

2 Mar

Why cybersecurity is everyone’s business

17 Feb

At last… certainty on electronic signatures and virtual meetings

14 Feb

Alert: Unfair contract amendments

10 Feb

High Court gives green light to independent contractor arrangements

9 Feb

Bullying & Harassment Education Program

26 Jan

Energy, resources and environment – Quarterly update

18 Jan

Full Federal Court clarifies once and for all that statutory set-off is not available to answer an unfair preference claim

17 Jan

Paul Dugan opinion in InDaily – importance of cyber security for businesses

23 Dec

Christmas breakfast 2021 - Social Club

16 Dec

Property Council of Australia Christmas Party

15 Dec

Fair Work Commission unanimously determines that vaccination mandate is unreasonable – a lesson in consultation

9 Dec

Beyond the Office 2021

8 Dec

More than 400 properties to be acquired for Adelaide’s North-South Corridor Project

2 Dec

DMAW Lawyers, Bendigo Bank and Grant Thornton – EOY Drinks

1 Dec

The University of Adelaide – 2021 Finance, Investment and Business Symposium

29 Nov

Software licences and the risk of copyright infringement

29 Nov

Lifeline Adelaide morning tea - Charity Committee

25 Nov

SACOME AGM Lunch

25 Nov

Government broadens the scope of no fault vaccination claims scheme

24 Nov

Mandatory vaccinations for taxi and Uber drivers and public transport workers

23 Nov

Women Lawyers’ Association of South Australia Inc – Christmas Drinks with the Judiciary

23 Nov

Property Council – Future Directions Christmas Party

19 Nov

BBQ on the balcony

18 Nov

If your business supplies goods or services to NSW, beware recent amendments to the Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW)

16 Nov

South Australian Premier’s Food and Beverage Industry Awards Gala

16 Nov

South Australia’s COVID reopening road map revealed – what businesses should know

14 Nov

COVID-19 Update (and other workplace law developments) – What Employers Should Know

10 Nov

Agribusiness Australia – SA Annual Lunch Event

10 Nov

Chiropractors and Osteopaths now subject to mandatory vaccination direction

3 Nov

Franchise Disclosure Register – draft legislation released

3 Nov

Zahra Foundation – Change Maker Luncheon

2 Nov

Video: ESG in business with Nicole Mead

1 Nov

Webinar – AgTech from an international perspective

1 Nov

DMAW Lawyers’ alumni function

27 Oct

Boardroom lunch with Adrian Esterman – The epidemiological outlook for a double-vaccinated Australia

26 Oct

New government directions expand mandatory vaccination requirements in health care sector

22 Oct

Mental Heath Awareness Month 2021 - Charity Committee

19 Oct

Beyond Series with Juana Laucirica of Elders Insurance

10 Oct

Energy, resources and environment - Quarterly update

5 Oct

Video: COVID-19 vaccination policies in the workplace

28 Sep

Is your business compliant with the new casual conversion obligations?

21 Sep

Increases to maximum civil pecuniary penalties under the Franchising Code

16 Sep

From the E, to the S, to the G: unpacking ESG for businesses

14 Sep

Beyond series with Andrew Curle – Warrina Homes

14 Sep

DMAW Lawyers’ social club function

9 Sep

Catherine House morning tea - Charity Committee

8 Sep

ASIC extends time for AGMs

7 Sep

Respect@Work Legislative Reform – What employers should know

2 Sep

Pro bono referrals

1 Sep

To what do I owe the privilege – broadening the scope of legal professional privilege

27 Aug

Draft legislation released to extend unfair contract term protections for small businesses and consumers

23 Aug

Voluntary assisted dying laws in South Australia – impacts on the health care and aged care sectors

21 Jul

Workforce considerations during COVID-19 lockdowns

16 Jul

Business interruption insurance claims for COVID-19 losses may be recoverable – but further challenges remain

20 May

Fair Work Commission case further highlights uncertainty of legal status of gig economy workers

11 May

DMAW Lawyers’ pro bono committee – National Pro Bono Target

16 Feb

ACCC prosecutes ASX-listed franchisor for breaches of the Australian Consumer Law and Franchising Code of Conduct

15 Feb

ACCC to permit small businesses to collectively bargain

7 Jan

Obligation to ensure proper supervision of building work

20 Nov

Appeal Court decides insurers cannot reject business interruption claims for coronavirus losses