World IP day is celebrated annually on April 26 to celebrate the role that Intellectual Property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. This year’s World Intellectual Property Day campaign – Reach for Gold – takes a closer look inside the world of sports. It explores how innovation, creativity... read more →
Apr
26
Mar
27
Recent Changes To When Trade Marks Can Be Removed For Non-Use Until recently, registered marks in Australia have been afforded a grace period of 5 years, commencing from the filing date onward. During this time, a mark is not vulnerable to applications for removal on the ground of non-use under... read more →
Jan
24
One of our clients, MAKO Tidal Turbines Pty Ltd, is commercialising its proprietary designs for turbines to convert the kinetic energy in free-flowing water, such as tides and rivers, into predictable and clean renewable energy. This video shows the innovative designs that this Australian company and others are developing. Silberstein... read more →
Nov
13
It has been our Finance Manager's dream to go to Teppanyaki for a team lunch, and who are we to let him down. The S&A team and their families headed to Osaka restaurant in St Leonards on Sunday for a seven dish Teppanyaki experience. We're not sure if the kids... read more →
Jul
16
S&A Law has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Boutique Law Firm of the Year and Managing Partner of the Year categories at the nationally-recognised 2018 Australian Law Awards hosted by Lawyers Weekly, Australia’s top publication for lawyers. The 18th annual Australian Law Awards, in partnership with UNSW Law,... read more →
Jul
14
Since establishing Sydney based IP and Commercial Litigation law firm S&A Law in 2014, Rob had a goal to limit the firm’s environmental impact and disrupt the prehistoric notions that law firms had to be places covered in papers and files. Rob established S&A as one of the first digital... read more →
Jul
02
S&A Law is excited to announce the promotion of Mina Hyun (pictured) to Associate in its Sydney office. Ms. Hyun has been with the firm’s commercial litigation team since 2017. She has played a key role in litigation matters in the Federal Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. Commenting... read more →
Jun
07
Employee or Contractor? Can employers disguise a genuine employment relationship? In February this year the Fair Work Commission (FW) rejected an application for unfair dismissal brought by a Victorian Uber driver1, and in doing so provided useful guidance in the key distinguishing factors to be considered when assessing whether a... read more →
Feb
27
Quick legal bite from the desk of Michelle Hallasso The Hon Justice Lindsay Foster (Federal Court), together with The Hon Justice James Stevenson (Supreme Court) gave a fascinating seminar on 21 February 2018 at the Banco Court in the NSW Supreme Court on ‘Privilege in Litigation’. Some highlights from each... read more →