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Lawyer duties to clients, what to expect and when to act commercial law 23 Sep 2026

Lawyer duties to clients, what to expect and when to act

Australian lawyers owe their clients duties of confidentiality, loyalty, competence and honesty. Here is what to expect and where those duties come from.

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The best interests duty, what it means for directors and officers commercial law 23 Sep 2026

The best interests duty, what it means for directors and officers

Who owes the duty to act in the best interests of the company? A plain language guide to the Corporations Act, breaches, penalties and when a lawyer helps.

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Marketing emails in Australia and your legal obligations as a business privacy 22 Sep 2026

Marketing emails in Australia and your legal obligations as a business

Your marketing emails in Australia must comply with the Spam Act and Privacy Act. Learn the consent, unsubscribe and penalty rules that apply to your business.

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Negotiating a deal for your small business and what to protect before you sign commercial law 22 Sep 2026

Negotiating a deal for your small business and what to protect before you sign

Negotiating a contract for your small business: prepare walk-away points, trade concessions, know when a handshake deal binds and which terms hurt you.

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ACCC v Employsure and what the regulator's unfair contract terms loss means for your contracts commercial law 22 Sep 2026

ACCC v Employsure and what the regulator's unfair contract terms loss means for your contracts

ACCC v Employsure: the regulator lost its unfair contract terms case, but penalties now apply. Find out what the ruling means for your standard contracts.

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Hiring someone bound by a restraint of trade and weighing the risk employment law 22 Sep 2026

Hiring someone bound by a restraint of trade and weighing the risk

Weigh the risks before hiring an employee bound by a restraint of trade: enforceability, injunctions and your exposure for inducing a breach of contract.

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Building consumer trust online and what the Australian Consumer Law requires consumer law 22 Sep 2026

Building consumer trust online and what the Australian Consumer Law requires

Legally building consumer trust online means accurate pricing, honest refunds and fair website terms. Here is what the Australian Consumer Law requires.

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IT policies and procedures, the legal obligations for Australian businesses cyber law 22 Sep 2026

IT policies and procedures, the legal obligations for Australian businesses

IT policies and procedures for Australian businesses: your obligations on privacy, data breaches, spam and security, and the penalties for getting it wrong.

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Indemnity clauses in commercial leases and what to check before you sign commercial law 22 Sep 2026

Indemnity clauses in commercial leases and what to check before you sign

Indemnity clauses in commercial leases can shift more risk onto your business than you expect. Here's what the wording covers and what to negotiate.

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Sham Contracting Penalties, what Triggers Them and What They Cost employment law 22 Sep 2026

Sham Contracting Penalties, what Triggers Them and What They Cost

Sham contracting penalties reach $109,200 per contravention for companies. Learn what triggers the Fair Work Act prohibitions and when to get legal advice.

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Grounds in legal agreements, what they are and why they matter commercial law 21 Sep 2026

Grounds in legal agreements, what they are and why they matter

What do grounds mean in legal agreements? A plain-English guide to termination, withholding payment and Australian Consumer Law limits on one-sided clauses.

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How a Unit Trust Works in Australia, the Mechanics, Tax and Pitfalls commercial law 21 Sep 2026

How a Unit Trust Works in Australia, the Mechanics, Tax and Pitfalls

How a unit trust works in Australia: the trustee and unit holder roles, the trust deed, distributions, tax treatment and the pitfalls to watch for.

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