Do I need a lawyer to sell my business?

Selling a business can be a complex process with various legal considerations, and having a lawyer can help protect your interests, ensure compliance with legal requirements, and navigate potential pitfalls. While having a lawyer when selling your business is not a legal requirement, involving a lawyer is highly recommended. Here are some reasons why involving […]

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Laws for Marketing

Marketing in Australia is subject to various laws and regulations designed to protect consumers, promote fair competition, and ensure truthful and transparent advertising practices. Here are some fundamental advertising laws in Australia: – 1. Australian Consumer Law 1 (ACL) The ACL is the primary legislation that governs consumer protection in Australia, including truth in advertising.

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Privacy Law for small businesses & Things included in a Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy Small Business Having a Privacy Policy on your website would be best when you operate a business that collects, stores or discloses personal information. Your Privacy Policy must comply with Australian privacy laws and European Union rules if some of your customers reside there. What should you include in your Privacy Policy? That

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What is Unconscionable Conduct? Does it apply to my business contract dispute?

When you seek a lawyer’s help to resolve a breach of contract dispute, the first step is to analyse the agreement between the parties. In some cases, strict application of contract clauses can cause one party to suffer loss in manifestly unjust or unfair circumstances. Nevertheless, the contract the two parties made is technically legal

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – The Jenkins Report Spells It Out

Workplace behaviour, particularly between the sexes, is a hot topic and a political hot potato right now, which likely means that the federal government will take actual steps to improve workers’ protection from sexual harassment. In response to a storm of public outrage over allegations made by Brittany Higgins and other activists, the federal government

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How to challenge unfair contract terms under Australian Consumer Law

In Court cases on unfair contract terms, the ACCC has taken enforcement action against suppliers offering goods or services to small businesses or consumers, utilising terms and conditions on a ‘take it or leave it’ basis, containing unfair contract terms. The Court’s soon-to-be powers to impose significant monetary penalties for unfair contract terms are a

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Pandemics are bad for business, and Commercial leases will now have to reflect that for the COVID-19 period

The COVID-19 pandemic has just slugged the global economy with the most significant downturn since the Great Depression. Still, once the virus is under reasonable control, it will probably be easier to recover economically than in the 1930s. Nevertheless, many businesses could collapse in the short term, which would have become viable again once the

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