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Why small businesses fail, the avoidable legal and financial traps commercial law 24 Sep 2026

Why small businesses fail, the avoidable legal and financial traps

Small businesses fail for avoidable reasons. Learn the financial and legal traps behind business failure in Australia and the fixes that keep you trading.

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Data processing agreements, what they are and when Australian businesses need one privacy 24 Sep 2026

Data processing agreements, what they are and when Australian businesses need one

A data processing agreement governs how a processor handles personal data. Here is what a DPA must include and when Australian businesses need one.

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Recruitment agreements and the clauses that protect your agency's fees commercial law 24 Sep 2026

Recruitment agreements and the clauses that protect your agency's fees

What belongs in a recruitment agreement? The clauses that protect your fees: service scope, fee triggers, temp-to-perm conversions, guarantees and liability.

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Software as a service agreements and the clauses that decide the deal commercial law 24 Sep 2026

Software as a service agreements and the clauses that decide the deal

What a software as a service agreement should cover: the clauses on price, data, IP and liability that decide whether the deal works for your business.

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GDPR data transfers and sending EU customer data overseas from Australia cyber law 23 Sep 2026

GDPR data transfers and sending EU customer data overseas from Australia

Australian businesses holding EU customer data must satisfy the GDPR's cross-border transfer rules before sending it overseas. Here is how the regime works.

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Small business privacy obligations and who the Privacy Act catches in 2026 privacy 23 Sep 2026

Small business privacy obligations and who the Privacy Act catches in 2026

Small business privacy obligations are expanding in 2026: check the $3m turnover test, the new AML/CTF duties and the penalties if you are caught.

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Marketing emails in Australia and your legal obligations as a business privacy 22 Sep 2026

Marketing emails in Australia and your legal obligations as a business

Your marketing emails in Australia must comply with the Spam Act and Privacy Act. Learn the consent, unsubscribe and penalty rules that apply to your business.

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IT policies and procedures, the legal obligations for Australian businesses cyber law 22 Sep 2026

IT policies and procedures, the legal obligations for Australian businesses

IT policies and procedures for Australian businesses: your obligations on privacy, data breaches, spam and security, and the penalties for getting it wrong.

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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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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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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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Responding to a data breach and the steps to take in order cyber law 21 Sep 2026

Responding to a data breach and the steps to take in order

How to respond to a data breach in Australia: contain it, assess the risk of serious harm within 30 days, notify the OAIC and affected people, and review.

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