Australian Consumer Law Applied to Foreign Company

In a recent ACCC prosecution the Federal Court determined that the Australian Consumer Law (the old Trade Practices Law) applies to foreign companies offering goods and services to Australians online. The Court also found that the definition of goods in the legislation extended to digital products.

2017-06-26T16:49:49+00:00April 3rd, 2017|Business Advice, Contracts, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademarks|Comments Off on Australian Consumer Law Applied to Foreign Company

Rankin & Co are PEXA Lawyers

Rankin & Co are now pleased to announce that we are registered PEXA Lawyers.  E-conveyancing is growing exponentially and we are now able to consistently submit most dealings with the Land Titles Office (ie lodge caveats etc) via the PEXA online portal.  Also, once all parties in a conveyance are also registered with PEXA: that [...]

2017-06-26T17:18:20+00:00March 27th, 2017|Business Advice, Contracts|Comments Off on Rankin & Co are PEXA Lawyers

Entrepreneurs’ Toolkit

Rankin & Co are proud to have recently contributed to INNOVIC’s Entrepreneurs’ Toolkit aimed at small businesses.  Other contributors include IP Australia and the Victorian Small Business Commissioner. The toolkit provides everything an entrepreneur requires to get their idea off the ground and established correctly.Click here for your free copy.

2017-06-26T17:51:43+00:00March 13th, 2017|Business Advice, Business Partnerships, Intellectual Property|Comments Off on Entrepreneurs’ Toolkit

Tools of Titans

If you're looking for some inspiring and practical advice for 2017 then we highly recommend Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans. The author of The 4 Hour Work Week has distilled and compiled the advice, tips and tactics of hundreds of overachievers of our time. There's plenty in the book that you can apply immediately to improve your [...]

2017-06-27T04:00:59+00:00March 13th, 2017|Business Advice|Comments Off on Tools of Titans
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