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Startup legal obligations and what to plan for before you launch commercial law 21 Sep 2026

Startup legal obligations and what to plan for before you launch

Legal obligations Australian startups take on at launch: structure, registration, GST, consumer law, privacy, hiring, IP, and penalties for getting them wrong.

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How Redundancy Payments Work in Australia employment law 21 Sep 2026

How Redundancy Payments Work in Australia

How redundancy pay works under Australia's National Employment Standards: who is entitled, how it's calculated, what's excluded, and when to get legal help.

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What belongs in an affiliate agreement, a clause-by-clause guide commercial law 21 Sep 2026

What belongs in an affiliate agreement, a clause-by-clause guide

Reviewing an affiliate agreement? Here is what each clause should cover, from commissions and brand rules to termination, plus the traps to watch out for.

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ACN, ABN and TFN for trusts, what your trustee needs to register commercial law 21 Sep 2026

ACN, ABN and TFN for trusts, what your trustee needs to register

Wondering whether a trust has an ACN, ABN or TFN? Here's which identifiers your trust needs to register, the GST thresholds, and the common traps to avoid.

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How AI is changing legal work in Australia artificial intelligence 21 Sep 2026

How AI is changing legal work in Australia

How AI is changing Australian legal work: what generative AI can and can't do, where it hallucinates, and which legal rules apply to businesses using it.

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How to register a company in Australia, a step-by-step guide commercial law 21 Sep 2026

How to register a company in Australia, a step-by-step guide

How to register a company in Australia: from choosing a name and directors to lodging with ASIC, getting your ABN, and the ongoing obligations that follow.

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Terms of trade for SMEs, a clause-by-clause guide commercial law 21 Sep 2026

Terms of trade for SMEs, a clause-by-clause guide

What should your terms of trade include? A clause-by-clause guide for Australian SMEs covering payment terms, liability caps, consumer guarantees and the PPSR.

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Lost opportunity damages and recovering a loss of a chance commercial law 21 Sep 2026

Lost opportunity damages and recovering a loss of a chance

Lost opportunity damages compensate a business for profit it lost the chance to gain because of a breach or misleading conduct, even if not certain.

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How director resignations work, notice, ASIC filing and the managing director's dual role commercial law 20 Sep 2026

How director resignations work, notice, ASIC filing and the managing director's dual role

How do director resignations work in Australia? The written notice, the 28-day ASIC filing deadline and what changes when a managing director steps down.

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Electronic execution of deeds and how it works in Australia commercial law 20 Sep 2026

Electronic execution of deeds and how it works in Australia

Electronic execution of deeds in Australia: Corporations Act rules for companies, state rules for individuals, and when witnesses still apply.

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Starting an online book shop in Australia and the legal steps in order commercial law 20 Sep 2026

Starting an online book shop in Australia and the legal steps in order

Starting an online book shop in Australia? Here is the step-by-step legal path from ABN and business name registration to GST, consumer law and privacy.

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Penalty clauses and when a fixed sum in your contract is unenforceable commercial law 20 Sep 2026

Penalty clauses and when a fixed sum in your contract is unenforceable

Learn when a fixed payment for breach becomes an unenforceable penalty clause in Australia, and how to draft termination and late fees that a court will uphold.

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