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A Lawyer’s Competence Is Not Determined by Seniority
LouisLiawNovember 28, 2021November 28, 2021

A Lawyer’s Competence Is Not Determined by Seniority

Despite my short time in this profession, I have come across lawyers who were way more senior than me but who were incompetent, or at least, not as competent as you’d expect people of their seniority to be. At the

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What is Constructive Dismissal and How to Successfully Claim / Defend one?
LouisLiawNovember 14, 2021November 14, 2021

What is Constructive Dismissal and How to Successfully Claim / Defend one?

What is Constructive Dismissal? Constructive dismissal is when an employee exits his/her employment due to the employer breaching a fundamental term of the employment contract between them. The breach must go to the heart of the employment relationship, leaving the

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Protecting Companies from Employees-turned-Competitors:  Part 2 – Unlawful interference with Trade
LouisLiawNovember 7, 2021November 8, 2021

Protecting Companies from Employees-turned-Competitors:  Part 2 – Unlawful interference with Trade

It is common for employees to start a business similar to their former employer’s after leaving the company. After all, they merely want to utilise the skill sets they developed during their former employment to now make money from themselves,

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