A data breach could occur to any business holding personal information at any time. It is unlikely that unauthorised access will occur at a convenient time! It is important that you have data breach policies in place within your business and your employees and any other internal or external person that stores or deals with personal information need to be [...]
In addition to the legislative requirements of having data breach policies and procedures in place, practically they can have serious impact on your business. They can result in unauthorised disclosure of personal information that your business is entrusted to maintain, interruption to your day to day operations, significant costs in recovery and reporting, as well [...]
If you are sued in another State or Territory in Australia it is possible to apply to have the proceeding heard in a more convenient jurisdiction to you. In a recent hearing before the District Court of NSW, Rankin Business Lawyers was successful in having proceedings filed against its Victorian client stayed (and in effect [...]
There are significant changes coming to the franchising industry. New regulations and a re-drafted Franchising Code of Conduct are set to begin from 1 April 2025. The Franchising Code of Conduct (the Code) aims to ensure fairness in the franchising sector by addressing potential issues resulting from the power imbalance between franchisors and franchisees. Both [...]
