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Emailing business card contacts and your Spam Act obligations cyber law 07 Sep 2026

Emailing business card contacts and your Spam Act obligations

Can you email the people whose business cards you collected at an event? Here's what the Spam Act requires: consent, sender identity and an unsubscribe.

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Removing a director in Australia, who has the power and how it works commercial law 07 Sep 2026

Removing a director in Australia, who has the power and how it works

Removing a director in Australia is governed by the Corporations Act, your company constitution and ASIC. Here's who holds the power and how the process works.

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Legal retainers in Australia, how they work and what to check before you sign commercial law 07 Sep 2026

Legal retainers in Australia, how they work and what to check before you sign

How legal retainers work in Australia: trust deposits, monthly plans, costs disclosure rules and what to check before you sign your retainer agreement.

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How to review a commercial contract before you sign commercial law 07 Sep 2026

How to review a commercial contract before you sign

Reviewing a commercial contract before you sign? Learn which clauses carry the real risk, from liability caps and confidentiality to dispute resolution.

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How online document signing works in Australia commercial law 07 Sep 2026

How online document signing works in Australia

How online document signing works in Australia: when e-signatures are valid, how companies execute under section 127, and where deeds and witnesses still apply.

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Standard contracts for Australian businesses, what they contain and what the law requires commercial law 07 Sep 2026

Standard contracts for Australian businesses, what they contain and what the law requires

Standard contracts explained for Australian small businesses: what to include, which laws override them, and the unfair contract term reforms of November 2023.

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Consumer guarantees for online shopping and how your rights work in Australia consumer law 07 Sep 2026

Consumer guarantees for online shopping and how your rights work in Australia

Online shopping rights in Australia: when consumer guarantees protect your purchases, when they don't apply to private sellers, and how to get a refund.

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Can you backdate a contract in Australia? commercial law 07 Sep 2026

Can you backdate a contract in Australia?

Can you backdate a contract in Australia? Learn when backdating documents is unlawful and the lawful ways to make an agreement effective from an earlier date.

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How an implied contract forms after your fixed-term contract expires commercial law 07 Sep 2026

How an implied contract forms after your fixed-term contract expires

Your fixed-term contract has expired but work continues. An implied contract may still bind you. Here is how it forms, what terms carry over and how to end it.

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Setting up as a sole trader and the registration steps in order commercial law 07 Sep 2026

Setting up as a sole trader and the registration steps in order

Registering as a sole trader in Australia: the ABN, business name and GST registration steps in order, with current fees, timing and compliance traps to avoid.

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Service agreement or terms and conditions, which one fits your business commercial law 07 Sep 2026

Service agreement or terms and conditions, which one fits your business

Service agreement or terms and conditions: which document fits your Australian business, and what the ACL, privacy law and unfair contract terms rules require.

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Opposing a trade mark with a false geographical indication and how it works intellectual property 07 Sep 2026

Opposing a trade mark with a false geographical indication and how it works

How to oppose a trade mark containing a false geographical indication: the s 61 ground, the defences applicants run, and the IP Australia opposition process.

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