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How award rates work and the mechanics of Modern Awards for employers employment law 03 Sep 2026

How award rates work and the mechanics of Modern Awards for employers

How award rates work in Australia: who sets them, who the national system covers, how classifications and penalties are applied, and what underpayment costs.

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Setting up a partnership in Australia and the registration steps in order commercial law 03 Sep 2026

Setting up a partnership in Australia and the registration steps in order

The steps to set up a business partnership in Australia, in order: the ABN, business name, GST and tax registrations, bank account and licences you need.

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When to consult a lawyer for your Australian business commercial law 03 Sep 2026

When to consult a lawyer for your Australian business

When should an Australian business consult a lawyer? A decision guide to the milestones where advice pays for itself, and the steps you can safely DIY.

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Key clauses in an advertising agency services agreement commercial law 02 Sep 2026

Key clauses in an advertising agency services agreement

What an agency services agreement should cover: scope of work, who owns the creative, media buying authority and the clauses that stop disputes.

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End user licence agreements and the clauses your software contract needs commercial law 02 Sep 2026

End user licence agreements and the clauses your software contract needs

An end user licence agreement sets out who may use your software and on what terms. These are the clauses every Australian EULA needs and the traps to avoid.

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Chair of the board, what the role involves and the duties that come with it commercial law 02 Sep 2026

Chair of the board, what the role involves and the duties that come with it

What a chair of the board does in an Australian company: how the chair is chosen, what a casting vote is, and the directors' duties that come with the role.

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Rescission of contract explained and when Australian businesses can unwind a deal commercial law 02 Sep 2026

Rescission of contract explained and when Australian businesses can unwind a deal

Rescission of contract cancels a deal as if it never existed. Here are the grounds, the limits and the traps for Australian businesses weighing this remedy.

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Insurance and indemnity clauses in Australian contracts, a clause-by-clause guide commercial law 02 Sep 2026

Insurance and indemnity clauses in Australian contracts, a clause-by-clause guide

A clause-by-clause guide to indemnity and insurance clauses in Australian business contracts: what they cover, the common traps, and how to negotiate them.

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Deed of settlement, the essential clauses and the traps to check before you sign dispute resolution 02 Sep 2026

Deed of settlement, the essential clauses and the traps to check before you sign

A clause-by-clause guide to a deed of settlement: the release, payment, default and execution clauses, and the traps that leave your dispute unresolved.

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When you need a residential tenancy agreement and when you don't commercial law 02 Sep 2026

When you need a residential tenancy agreement and when you don't

When does renting out a property need a residential tenancy agreement? When it doesn't, plus the state rules on bonds, condition reports and end of term.

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Misrepresentation in business contracts, what counts, when the Australian Consumer Law protects your business, and what remedies a court can order commercial law 02 Sep 2026

Misrepresentation in business contracts, what counts, when the Australian Consumer Law protects your business, and what remedies a court can order

Misrepresentation in business contracts: what counts, when the Australian Consumer Law protects your business, and what remedies a court can order.

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Clickwrap agreements in Australia and how a click makes your terms binding commercial law 02 Sep 2026

Clickwrap agreements in Australia and how a click makes your terms binding

How clickwrap agreements become binding in Australia: what makes an online 'I agree' enforceable, and the consumer-law traps that can void your terms.

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