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Trading terms in Australia, what to include and why commercial law 08 Oct 2026

Trading terms in Australia, what to include and why

Australian trading terms, clause by clause: payment, late fees, delivery and title, warranties, liability caps, and the consumer law traps that break them.

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Email advertising compliance and your legal obligations in Australia commercial law 08 Oct 2026

Email advertising compliance and your legal obligations in Australia

Email advertising compliance in Australia explained: consent, sender identification, unsubscribe and honest content rules, plus what ACMA penalties can cost.

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Unfair contract terms in franchise agreements and what franchisors must do commercial law 07 Oct 2026

Unfair contract terms in franchise agreements and what franchisors must do

Franchise agreements are standard form contracts. Here's what franchisors must do to avoid unfair contract terms, penalties of $100 million and void terms.

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What to check in a recruitment agency agreement before you sign commercial law 06 Oct 2026

What to check in a recruitment agency agreement before you sign

Reviewing a recruitment agency agreement? These are the clauses that decide what you pay, from introduction fees and exclusivity to replacement guarantees.

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Affiliate marketing compliance in Australia and your legal obligations commercial law 06 Oct 2026

Affiliate marketing compliance in Australia and your legal obligations

Affiliate marketing compliance in Australia: the ACL disclosure, Privacy Act and Spam Act duties for brands and affiliates, and the penalties to avoid.

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Charging termination fees in Australia, what makes a fee legal and enforceable commercial law 06 Oct 2026

Charging termination fees in Australia, what makes a fee legal and enforceable

Termination fees are legal in Australia if they pass two tests. Here are the penalty rule, the unfair contract terms regime and your compliance steps.

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Online reviews and the ACL, your business's compliance obligations consumer law 05 Oct 2026

Online reviews and the ACL, your business's compliance obligations

Online reviews carry real ACL obligations. Learn the rules on fake reviews, incentives and curation, the penalties, and the compliance steps for your business.

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Marketplace terms and conditions, the essential clauses for Australian platforms commercial law 05 Oct 2026

Marketplace terms and conditions, the essential clauses for Australian platforms

Marketplace terms and conditions: the essential clauses for Australian platform operators, consumer guarantees you cannot draft around, and unfair terms traps.

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Website development agreements and the clauses that decide who owns your site commercial law 05 Oct 2026

Website development agreements and the clauses that decide who owns your site

Reviewing a website development agreement? These are the clauses that decide who owns your code, what you pay for, and when a lawyer is worth the fee.

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Texting your customers and the Spam Act obligations every business must meet commercial law 04 Oct 2026

Texting your customers and the Spam Act obligations every business must meet

You can text your customers, but the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) imposes strict duties: consent, sender identification and a working unsubscribe. Here's what to do.

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Drafting standard form contracts and what the law requires of your business commercial law 04 Oct 2026

Drafting standard form contracts and what the law requires of your business

Drafting a standard form contract? Learn your unfair contract terms obligations under the ACL, the small business thresholds and how to avoid penalties.

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Business contracts for Australian small businesses, types, clauses and legal traps commercial law 04 Oct 2026

Business contracts for Australian small businesses, types, clauses and legal traps

What business contracts does an Australian small business need? A guide to client, supplier and employment agreements, the key clauses and legal traps.

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