Design Registration
A recent boom in the sports apparel market has seen leading companies register a range of designs with IP Australia in an effort to better protect their intellectual property rights. As IP Australia have usefully [...]
The importance of having a solicitor review your lease
When is a commercial lease governed by the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic)? In a recent matter before the Victorian Supreme Court, CB Cold Storage Pty Ltd v IMCC Group Pty Ltd, the Court had [...]
ATO target high-risk small businesses
Businesses that trade mostly on a cash basis are currently being targeted by the ATO in efforts to uncover undeclared revenue. Common business types they are cracking down on are cafes, bars, restaurants and [...]
Review Of Victoria’s Long Service Leave Laws
The Andrews Labour Government are in the process of reviewing Victoria’s Long Service Leave arrangements under the Long Service Leave Act 1992. The review will examine whether the existing arrangements meet the expectations of the [...]
Caution Over Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Changes
The federal government has launched reforms to bankruptcy and insolvency laws which are expected to be legislated mid-2017. They have the potential to make it easier to bounce back from a business failure, including changing the [...]
ATO Debt will soon show on Credit Reports
In an effort to get paid faster, the Australian Taxation Office, from 1 July 2017, will start reporting overdue small business tax debts to Credit Rating Bureaus. Initially the measure will only apply to [...]
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