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Setting up a signing process for your business documents commercial law 28 Aug 2026

Setting up a signing process for your business documents

Set up a signing process for your business documents: who can sign for your company, wet ink vs electronic, and the formalities that make an execution valid.

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Directors' deeds of indemnity, a clause-by-clause guide commercial law 28 Aug 2026

Directors' deeds of indemnity, a clause-by-clause guide

The essential clauses in a directors' deed of indemnity, from advancing defence costs to statutory carve-outs, and what a lawyer should check before you sign.

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NDAs explained and what a non-disclosure agreement actually protects commercial law 27 Aug 2026

NDAs explained and what a non-disclosure agreement actually protects

An NDA is a contract that keeps confidential information secret. Here's how non-disclosure agreements work in Australia and when your business needs one.

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Business terms and conditions in Australia, a clause-by-clause guide commercial law 27 Aug 2026

Business terms and conditions in Australia, a clause-by-clause guide

A clause-by-clause guide to business terms and conditions in Australia: what to include, how to make them enforceable, and the consumer law traps to avoid.

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Game piracy in Australia and the copyright obligations for gaming businesses intellectual property 27 Aug 2026

Game piracy in Australia and the copyright obligations for gaming businesses

Game piracy is illegal in Australia. Here are your copyright obligations for gaming businesses, from ROMs and mod chips to authorisation liability.

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Setting Up a Business Trust in Australia commercial law 27 Aug 2026

Setting Up a Business Trust in Australia

A step-by-step guide to setting up a business trust in Australia: trustee choice, the trust deed, settling and executing it, ABN and TFN, and yearly compliance.

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Slander vs defamation in Australia and how the one framework works dispute resolution 27 Aug 2026

Slander vs defamation in Australia and how the one framework works

Slander and defamation in Australia are now one legal claim. Learn who can sue, the serious harm test, time limits and the concerns notice process.

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How trust distributions are taxed, a guide for business owners commercial law 27 Aug 2026

How trust distributions are taxed, a guide for business owners

How trust distributions are taxed in Australia: present entitlement, 30 June resolutions, streaming, and the traps that leave the trustee paying top-rate tax.

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Discretionary trust or unit trust and choosing the right structure for your business commercial law 27 Aug 2026

Discretionary trust or unit trust and choosing the right structure for your business

Discretionary trust or unit trust: how each structure splits profits, taxes, control and ownership, and which one suits a family business or outside investors.

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Unfair contract terms, how the regime works and when it bites commercial law 27 Aug 2026

Unfair contract terms, how the regime works and when it bites

How Australia's unfair contract terms law works: the three-part unfairness test, which standard form contracts it catches, the penalties and the fixes.

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Someone Registered Your Business Name as a Trade Mark, what to Do intellectual property 27 Aug 2026

Someone Registered Your Business Name as a Trade Mark, what to Do

Your business name has been registered as a trade mark by someone else. Here is how to oppose the application or have the mark removed, and protect your brand.

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When to update your website terms and conditions, what the law requires commercial law 27 Aug 2026

When to update your website terms and conditions, what the law requires

Wondering when to update your website terms and conditions? Here are the legal triggers, the duties behind them, and the penalties for letting them go stale.

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