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Transferring units in a unit trust and the step-by-step process commercial law 08 Oct 2026

Transferring units in a unit trust and the step-by-step process

Transferring units in a unit trust involves the trust deed, pre-emptive rights, CGT and stamp duty. Here is the full process and when a lawyer can help you.

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The documents you need to launch a reverse auction marketplace commercial law 08 Oct 2026

The documents you need to launch a reverse auction marketplace

Learn which legal documents a reverse auction marketplace needs, what the terms and conditions must cover, and the privacy traps that catch new platforms.

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What to do when the other party breaches your agreement commercial law 08 Oct 2026

What to do when the other party breaches your agreement

Breach of agreement in Australia: what counts as a breach, the remedies you can claim, and the steps to take when a contract goes wrong for your business.

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Trading terms in Australia, what to include and why commercial law 08 Oct 2026

Trading terms in Australia, what to include and why

Australian trading terms, clause by clause: payment, late fees, delivery and title, warranties, liability caps, and the consumer law traps that break them.

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Email advertising compliance and your legal obligations in Australia commercial law 08 Oct 2026

Email advertising compliance and your legal obligations in Australia

Email advertising compliance in Australia explained: consent, sender identification, unsubscribe and honest content rules, plus what ACMA penalties can cost.

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How creditors get a debt admitted in a liquidation or voluntary administration commercial law 08 Oct 2026

How creditors get a debt admitted in a liquidation or voluntary administration

How a creditor gets a debt admitted in a liquidation or voluntary administration: the proof of debt form, deadlines, and what to do if your claim is rejected.

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When to call a small business lawyer in Australia (and how to choose one) commercial law 07 Oct 2026

When to call a small business lawyer in Australia (and how to choose one)

When should you call a small business lawyer, what can they actually help with, and how do you choose the right one? A practical guide for Australian SMEs.

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Augmented intelligence for in-house legal teams and how it works artificial intelligence 07 Oct 2026

Augmented intelligence for in-house legal teams and how it works

How augmented intelligence works in Australian law: predictive coding, contract review software, and the supervision duties for in-house legal teams.

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Liquidated damages clauses and when your contract needs one commercial law 07 Oct 2026

Liquidated damages clauses and when your contract needs one

Weighing up a liquidated damages clause for your contract: when a pre-agreed delay payment makes sense, what Australian penalty law allows, and how to draft it.

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When a discretionary trust needs an ABN and the registration obligations commercial law 07 Oct 2026

When a discretionary trust needs an ABN and the registration obligations

When does a discretionary trust need an ABN in Australia? The enterprise test, the $75,000 GST trigger, no-ABN withholding and compliance steps.

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Company secretarial obligations, registers, ASIC lodgements and record keeping for Australian companies commercial law 07 Oct 2026

Company secretarial obligations, registers, ASIC lodgements and record keeping for Australian companies

Company secretarial compliance for Australian companies: the registers you must keep, the ASIC lodgements due within 28 days, and the annual review duties.

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Unfair contract terms in franchise agreements and what franchisors must do commercial law 07 Oct 2026

Unfair contract terms in franchise agreements and what franchisors must do

Franchise agreements are standard form contracts. Here's what franchisors must do to avoid unfair contract terms, penalties of $100 million and void terms.

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