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Copyleft vs copyright, choosing a licence for your software and content
Weighing copyleft vs copyright for your software or content? Compare proprietary, permissive and copyleft licences and the obligations each one carries.
Read noteDropshipping in Australia, your ABN, GST and consumer law obligations
Do you need an ABN to dropship in Australia? A guide to your registration, GST, consumer law and privacy obligations before you launch your store.
Read noteMediation or arbitration and choosing the right path for a commercial dispute
Choosing mediation or arbitration for your commercial dispute? Compare the cost, confidentiality, finality and enforceability of each to pick the right path.
Read noteIT services agreements and what a signed contract protects when a client dispute hits
Working without a signed IT services agreement leaves scope, deadlines and code ownership open to dispute. A written contract protects you when it goes wrong.
Read noteWhen your business should engage a finance lawyer
When should your business consult a finance lawyer? Six decision points from raising capital and granting security to lending compliance and insolvency risk.
Read noteAgreement to agree and whether a promise to negotiate later can be enforced
An agreement to agree leaves key commercial terms for later negotiation. Find out when Australian courts will enforce one and how to draft for certainty.
Read noteTerminating a contract by mutual agreement in Australia
Terminate a contract by mutual agreement in Australia: what to check first, what the termination deed must cover, and where clean exits usually go wrong.
Read noteLiquidated damages in Australia, what they are and when courts enforce them
Liquidated damages in Australia explained: what they are, how courts test them against the penalty rule, and what makes a clause enforceable in practice.
Read noteConsumer confidence indicator and what the numbers mean for your business
What the consumer confidence indicator means for Australian businesses, and the pricing, refunds, privacy and contract steps that build trust in any cycle.
Read noteWhat makes a contract term unfair in Australia
What constitutes an unfair contract term in Australia: the three-part legal test, which contracts the rules cover, and the penalties since the 2023 reforms.
Read noteTerms and conditions for service businesses, a clause-by-clause guide
What belongs in a service business's terms and conditions? A clause-by-clause guide to scope, payment, liability caps and the ACL rules that constrain them.
Read noteCharity and NFP privacy policies, when you need one and what it must say
Do NFPs and charities need a privacy policy? Learn when the Privacy Act applies, what your policy must contain and the penalties for getting it wrong.
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