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False advertising in Australia and the rules your business must follow consumer law 20 Sep 2026

False advertising in Australia and the rules your business must follow

False advertising is illegal in Australia. Find out what the Australian Consumer Law requires, the penalties for misleading ads, and how to stay compliant.

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How to find your ABN, a step-by-step guide for Australian business owners commercial law 20 Sep 2026

How to find your ABN, a step-by-step guide for Australian business owners

Learn step by step how to find your ABN with ABN Lookup, check that it is active and belongs to the right entity, and apply if you are not yet registered.

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How electronic signing works in Australia commercial law 20 Sep 2026

How electronic signing works in Australia

How to legally sign a contract online in Australia: the electronic signature validity test, company execution rules, and the records that prove who signed.

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How to cancel a business name and the ASIC process, step by step commercial law 20 Sep 2026

How to cancel a business name and the ASIC process, step by step

How to cancel a business name with ASIC, step by step: who can cancel, the ASIC Connect process, 28-day notice period and what happens to your brand and ABN.

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Owner director duties in Australia and your obligations as a director of a small company commercial law 19 Sep 2026

Owner director duties in Australia and your obligations as a director of a small company

Owner director duties in Australia explained: who owes them, what the Corporations Act requires, the penalties for breach, and how to stay fully compliant.

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Assignment and defined terms in commercial contracts, a plain-English guide commercial law 19 Sep 2026

Assignment and defined terms in commercial contracts, a plain-English guide

What do assign and define mean in commercial contracts? A plain-English guide to assignment, defined terms and novation for Australian small businesses.

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Professional services compliance and legal obligations for Australian businesses commercial law 19 Sep 2026

Professional services compliance and legal obligations for Australian businesses

What legal obligations come with running a professional services business in Australia: GST and privacy thresholds, licensing, consumer law, IP and insurance.

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How leaver provisions work in a shareholders' agreement commercial law 19 Sep 2026

How leaver provisions work in a shareholders' agreement

How leaver provisions in a shareholders' agreement work: what triggers a forced share sale, how good and bad leaver pricing differs, and the legal traps.

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What is a licensing agreement? A guide for Australian businesses intellectual property 19 Sep 2026

What is a licensing agreement? A guide for Australian businesses

What is a licensing agreement? Learn what a licence lets another business do with your IP, what it covers and the traps to avoid before you sign.

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How a termination for convenience clause works in IT service contracts commercial law 19 Sep 2026

How a termination for convenience clause works in IT service contracts

How termination for convenience works in IT service contracts: valid notice, exit fees, the penalty rule, unfair terms and protecting your revenue streams.

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Directors' duties and what the Corporations Act requires of you commercial law 19 Sep 2026

Directors' duties and what the Corporations Act requires of you

Directors' duties under the Corporations Act explained: the key obligations, penalties for breaching them, and a practical compliance checklist for directors.

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How Australia's consumer law is reviewed and reformed consumer law 19 Sep 2026

How Australia's consumer law is reviewed and reformed

How Australia's consumer law is reformed: the review process, the rising penalties, and what the latest changes mean for your business.

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