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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?
Employers’ Obligation to Protect Employee Mental Health
We’ve all taken a ‘doona day’ off work because we just can’t face it on that day. Or we know someone who has. It doesn’t matter whether the stress is arising from work or not, some days, you just want the world to stop, so you can get off.
But what about your obligations as a small business employer?
Are you a Tenant entering into a Commercial or Retail Shop Lease in Queensland?
Most businesses sign a Lease Offer before seeking legal advice. This is not wrong, although our experience is that seeking legal advice before you sign the Lease Offer often achieves better leasing outcomes, and can save you losing a non-refundable deposit.
Under the Finfluence: What Do Australian Regulators Think?
Compliance and enforcement priorities for two of Australian regulators, ASIC and ACCC, are now firmly focused on the Digital Economy. Some might say “it’s about time!”. The regulators will coordinate with each other on many matters including combined financial and non-financial issues, so there is potential to be explaining your actions on two fronts.
Selling Your Business? 6 Common Mistakes to Avoid
Before you make the decision to sell your business, you need to know how to avoid making the most common mistakes. A little thoughtful preparation can save you time and money and help you avoid making decisions you might regret later.
12 Common Issues with Privacy Policies
COVID-19 has necessitated that many businesses conduct more business online.
This series of presentations by our Principal Lawyer, Jeanette Jifkins, aims at raising awareness on Australian and international laws, and best practice to secure data and privacy.
Your Quick Legal and Cyber Check on Your Website
COVID-19 has necessitated that many businesses conduct more business online.
This series of presentations by our Principal Lawyer, Jeanette Jifkins, aims at raising awareness on Australian and international laws, and best practice to secure data and privacy.
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