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When a defensive trade mark makes sense for your Australian brand intellectual property 25 Sep 2026

When a defensive trade mark makes sense for your Australian brand

Wondering whether a defensive trade mark is worth it? We break down when Australian brand owners can register one, what it costs and the alternatives.

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Fit for purpose and the consumer guarantee your business cannot contract out of consumer law 25 Sep 2026

Fit for purpose and the consumer guarantee your business cannot contract out of

Fit for purpose is a non-excludable consumer guarantee under the ACL. Who it covers, the $100,000 threshold, and the remedies when goods or services fail.

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What Consequential Loss Means in Commercial Contracts commercial law 25 Sep 2026

What Consequential Loss Means in Commercial Contracts

Consequential loss decides who pays for lost profits and downtime in Australian commercial contracts. Here's what it means and how courts read it.

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When is a trust a foreign trust for tax purposes? commercial law 24 Sep 2026

When is a trust a foreign trust for tax purposes?

Learn when your trust is a foreign trust for income tax, stamp duty and land tax, and how excluding foreign beneficiaries from the deed can fix it.

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Employer obligations under the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act, pay secrecy, fixed-term contracts and flexible work employment law 24 Sep 2026

Employer obligations under the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act, pay secrecy, fixed-term contracts and flexible work

Pay secrecy, fixed-term contracts, flexible work and bargaining: the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act obligations Australian employers must now meet, with deadlines.

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Deed of loan or loan agreement and choosing the right form for a business loan commercial law 24 Sep 2026

Deed of loan or loan agreement and choosing the right form for a business loan

Deed of loan or loan agreement? When an Australian small business should formalise a loan with a deed, the security and tax traps, and the factors that decide.

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What makes a company a separate legal entity in Australia commercial law 24 Sep 2026

What makes a company a separate legal entity in Australia

A company becomes a separate legal entity when ASIC registers it. Here is what that means for your assets, contracts and liability as a director in Australia.

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Why small businesses fail, the avoidable legal and financial traps commercial law 24 Sep 2026

Why small businesses fail, the avoidable legal and financial traps

Small businesses fail for avoidable reasons. Learn the financial and legal traps behind business failure in Australia and the fixes that keep you trading.

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Resolving a shareholder dispute and court orders or a negotiated exit commercial law 24 Sep 2026

Resolving a shareholder dispute and court orders or a negotiated exit

Weighing court orders against a negotiated exit in a shareholder dispute? A guide to the options for Australian business owners stuck in a 50/50 deadlock.

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Independent contractor agreements and the clauses that actually protect you commercial law 24 Sep 2026

Independent contractor agreements and the clauses that actually protect you

Writing an independent contractor agreement for your business? Learn the essential clauses, the contractor versus employee traps, and when to get legal advice.

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Data processing agreements, what they are and when Australian businesses need one privacy 24 Sep 2026

Data processing agreements, what they are and when Australian businesses need one

A data processing agreement governs how a processor handles personal data. Here is what a DPA must include and when Australian businesses need one.

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What to include in your business's terms and conditions commercial law 24 Sep 2026

What to include in your business's terms and conditions

What should Australian businesses include in their terms and conditions? A clause-by-clause guide to drafting T&Cs that hold up under Australian Consumer Law.

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