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2310, 2024

Franchisors and Franchisees! Pay Attention!

By |October 23rd, 2024|Categories: Business Advice|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Franchisors and Franchisees! Pay Attention!

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 [...]

3009, 2024

Privacy Amendment Bill – a huge reform is coming?

By |September 30th, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Privacy Amendment Bill – a huge reform is coming?

The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (“the Bill”) was finally introduced after a four-year review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). While not all the “agreed” or “agreed in principle” amendment proposals are [...]

209, 2024

Searching for Safe Harbour in difficult times

By |September 2nd, 2024|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Searching for Safe Harbour in difficult times

The ‘Safe Harbour’ regime under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the “Act”) provides businesses facing insolvency an opportunity to access legal safe harbour from civil penalties and adverse orders, in circumstances where those businesses would [...]

208, 2024

M&A exit considerations for mid-market businesses

By |August 2nd, 2024|Categories: Sale of Business|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on M&A exit considerations for mid-market businesses

The term “M&A” is commonly used in finance and legal circles and in boardrooms across Australia, but what does it really mean? Put simply, M&A is short for mergers and acquisitions – i.e., transactions that [...]

3007, 2024

Privacy Risks in your Business

By |July 30th, 2024|Categories: Data Protection|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Privacy Risks in your Business

How are you handling privacy risks in your business? Even as a small to medium business, if you are handling personal information of your clients, customers, employees, or any other stakeholder, you should have processes [...]

1806, 2024

National Unfair Contract Terms Regime Update

By |June 18th, 2024|Categories: Contracts|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on National Unfair Contract Terms Regime Update

National unfair contract terms (UCT) regime came into operation in 2010 which rendered void unfair terms in standard form consumer contracts. Further reforms were introduced in November 2023 which made such UCT’s void, but also [...]

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