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What the Changes to Unfair Contract Terms Mean for Small Businesses
If you have previously paid little attention to your standard form contracts, you are now advised to review your established business practices or potentially face being held liable for severe penalties for seeking to impose or enforce any unfair contract terms.
Revenue Share Deals for Online Business – the Legal Side
Generally speaking, in a revenue share deal one partner has unique skills which can enhance the performance of a business beyond its current state (eg. strategy), and the other party has a business they want to improve, without the knowledge or experience to do so (eg. operations). As the operations person, the strategic partner often becomes your objective, trusted advisor and promoter, without having any control, ownership or decision making in the business.
Online Learning: Protecting Your Business Online
As a Business Owner it is hard to find practical legal answers. Watch these 7 short videos to better protect your business online and how to manage the essential legal issues. Get the answers you need for your business about Consumer Protection, Privacy, Terms & Conditions, Website Ownership, Copyright Law, Managing Testimonials, Comments and Review and staying Anti-Spam Compliant.
What Are Shareholder Agreements and Why Are They Important?
As with all business relationships, it is important for all parties to understand their rights and responsibilities, contributions, and entitlements. This is the same for the shareholders of a company.
The 7 Key Legal Issues in Buying a Business
If you are interested in buying a business, whether this is your first time or your tenth, there are some key legal issues you should be aware of.
Can Doctors Use Testimonials in Australia?
Registered health practitioners in Australia are required to comply with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) advertising guidelines. So can doctors use testimonials in Australia? Read more here.
Save Money with Business Name Registration, Australia
Need help understanding your business name situation, or want to register your business name as a trade mark?
What Happens When Business Founders Want to Split Up?
Unless the founders had something clear in writing beforehand, there is no end to the variety of things that can happen when founders want to go separate ways.
If there is nothing in writing and the split is not amicable, all sorts of time consuming, distracting and stressful things can happen.
Here are some of the worst-case scenarios we have seen in practice, all where there was nothing in writing to start.
What To Think About Before Signing A Standard Commercial Lease Or Retail Lease
We work with both landlords and tenants in Retail Shop Leases (RSL) and Commercial Tenancy agreements. This article is focused more on tenants.
What are some of the most important considerations that people should keep in mind before going into a lease?
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