by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Mar 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Late last year, the High Court of Australia overturned more than 100 years of precedent when it handed down its decision in Calidad Pty Ltd v Seiko Epson Corporation [2020] HCA 41 (Calidad v Seiko). Rather than following the existing principle of ‘implied licence’, in...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Feb 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 2020 KKI looked to the future, and beyond our own backyard, and made the strategic decision to join the International Lawyers Network. With a solid and ever growing group of clients that we help out doing business beyond our borders, as well as representing many...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Dec 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Well we did it. To get to the end of this remarkable year largely intact is enough to make me believe in miracles. But I don’t believe in miracles. I believe in people. After a year which was terrifying some of the time and challenging all of the time, I am...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Nov 3, 2020 | Commercial Law, Uncategorized
The Australian Consumer Law Schedule to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (ACL) is changing. From 1 July 2021, the monetary threshold for determining who is a ‘consumer’ – and therefore who is entitled to the various protections offered under the ACL – is...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Oct 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recent changes in consumer behaviour due to the COVID-19 pandemic mean that few businesses can afford to ignore the internet, and the opportunities for efficiencies and scale that it offers. Operating a business online presents tremendous opportunities for growth by...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Aug 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Media Release – 26 August, 2020 Boutique law firm, Kalus Kenny Intelex, has announced the appointment of Natalie Lasek to the Partner group. Since joining KKI in 2016, Natalie, 33, has performed strongly at the Melbourne-based firm, achieving outstanding...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Aug 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Progressive Melbourne-based boutique firm Kalus Kenny Intelex Lawyers has been welcomed into the prestigious International Lawyers Network (ILN) as the sole Australian firm in the network. As a leading international legal network, the ILN’s membership includes...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Jul 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
With another financial year behind us the KKI crew wanted to reach out to all of you, our dear clients and friends. But how different this time is from any other, and I’m not saying that just because I can’t go to the footy or the races with my son. In past years if I...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Jun 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has recently introduced its new online business service WIPO PROOF, which provides businesses with a reliable way to record the existence of their digital files at a given moment in time. All businesses, whether big...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The global coronavirus pandemic serves as a timely reminder of the important role that lawyers play in our society, writes Henry Kalus. We started our firm in the early 90s just after “the recession we had to have”, and to this day I’m convinced I learned more during...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Mar 27, 2020 | Commercial Law, Employment Law, Uncategorized
Employees are the key to a business’s success, its number one asset. But in uncertain economic times, businesses often need to consider reducing their workforce. The risk, however, is that by making employees redundant, businesses lose talent and an in depth knowledge...
by Tiffany Mechkaroff | Feb 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our Partners Heather Richardson, Lisa Fowler and Denise Wightman have been featured in Lawyers Weekly, discussing the importance of flexibility in boutique law firms. Flexibility allows boutiques to attract ‘the best possible candidates’ People are the best asset of...
