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Category Archives: Commercial & Corporate

Privacy: a new broom sweeps across borders

The volume of personal information collected has increased exponentially in recent years due to advances in technology and the ways individuals interact. Austra […]

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Comparison pricing: the price is right

Comparison advertising with two prices is frequently used as a powerful sales tool. Businesses often compare the price of a product with: the company's prev […]

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PPSR warning noises become a chorus

The initial warning noises about compliance with the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 Cth (PPSA) are becoming a chorus. The following should serve as anoth […]

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Preventing problems with the PPSR

PPSA, PPSR, PMSI - leaving aside the sometimes confusing, and frequently tongue twisting terminology, many of us are now well aware of the difficulties posed by […]

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Shareholders agreement

A shareholders agreement is a legally binding arrangement entered into between each of the shareholders in a company by which they agree how their relationship […]

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Surviving an IT contract – a customer’s guide (part 1)

This is the first of a six part series intended to smooth the often-troubled waters of IT contracts. Are you buying an off the shelf software product? Are yo […]

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Trade mark: storm in a soup bowl

Registering a trade mark grants the owner the exclusive rights to commercially use, licence or sell it for the goods and services that it is registered under. I […]

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The top 5 growing pains for start-ups

Small companies become big companies. As they mature and move from the spare bedroom to the boardroom, all experience growing pains. Here are 5 key growing pain […]

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Spam for wine business causes huge spillage

Under the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) (Spam Act) it is prohibited to send, or cause to be sent, unsolicited electronic messages of commercial nature (that is “spam” […]

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Intellectual property – a brief guide

Intellectual property (IP) is a legal concept which refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognised. For most companies it is their li […]

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