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Freelancing in Australia and the legal essentials for working for yourself commercial law 07 Nov 2026

Freelancing in Australia and the legal essentials for working for yourself

Know the legal essentials for freelancers in Australia: business structure, ABN and GST registration, contracts, who owns your work, and getting paid on time.

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Consideration in contracts and when $1 is enough to make a promise binding commercial law 07 Nov 2026

Consideration in contracts and when $1 is enough to make a promise binding

Can a $1 payment make a contract binding? Consideration must be sufficient but need not be adequate. Here is when nominal consideration works and when it fails.

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Novation vs assignment and choosing the right way to transfer a contract commercial law 07 Nov 2026

Novation vs assignment and choosing the right way to transfer a contract

Novation vs assignment: which contract transfer do you need? Learn the legal difference, who must consent, and how a deed protects your position in Australia.

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How the ATO recovers tax debt and the pay now, fight later system commercial law 07 Nov 2026

How the ATO recovers tax debt and the pay now, fight later system

How the ATO's tax debt recovery powers work, from amended assessments and penalties to statutory demands, winding up and bankruptcy. Pay now, fight later.

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Eligible termination payments, your tax and super obligations as an employer employment law 07 Nov 2026

Eligible termination payments, your tax and super obligations as an employer

Your employer obligations when paying eligible termination payments: classification, ETP caps, PAYG withholding, STP reporting and superannuation guarantee.

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What Does a Contract Review Lawyer Do for Your Business? commercial law 07 Nov 2026

What Does a Contract Review Lawyer Do for Your Business?

A contract review lawyer reads and negotiates your business contracts before you sign. Here is what they check and how to tell when you need their help.

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Restraint of trade clauses in business sale agreements and what to check commercial law 07 Nov 2026

Restraint of trade clauses in business sale agreements and what to check

Restraint of trade clauses in a business sale protect the goodwill you buy. Here is what to check, what voids them, and how a lawyer reviews them.

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Data sovereignty and what Australian businesses must do when data goes offshore privacy 07 Nov 2026

Data sovereignty and what Australian businesses must do when data goes offshore

Data sovereignty for Australian businesses: who the Privacy Act covers, what APP 8 cross-border disclosure requires, and the compliance steps that matter.

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Starting an online business in Australia and the legal obligations before launch commercial law 06 Nov 2026

Starting an online business in Australia and the legal obligations before launch

Starting an online business in Australia? Know the legal obligations before launch: ABN and GST registration, privacy law, consumer guarantees and spam rules.

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Indemnity clauses, what they cover and how to draft them commercial law 06 Nov 2026

Indemnity clauses, what they cover and how to draft them

Indemnity clauses decide who pays when a contract goes wrong. Here is what they cover, the drafting choices that matter, and when to get legal advice.

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Dropshipping agreements and the clauses that protect your online store commercial law 06 Nov 2026

Dropshipping agreements and the clauses that protect your online store

Before you sign a dropshipping agreement, know the clauses that protect your online store: delivery standards, returns, consumer guarantees and indemnities.

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How alternate directors work under the Corporations Act commercial law 06 Nov 2026

How alternate directors work under the Corporations Act

How alternate directors work under the Corporations Act: who can appoint one, what powers they hold, the duties that apply, and the ASIC notices required.

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