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

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

Prickly Partners – Business Partnerships Checklist

Not getting along with your business partner and don’t feel like you have any options?  Often people are company directors, shareholders, and employees in the one business and the interplay of rights and obligations associated with these roles can be quite complicated. We have recently resolved a number of disputes and negotiated partnership agreements for clients [...]

2017-06-27T04:30:37+00:00March 6th, 2017|Business Partnerships, Compliance, Contracts, Corporate Advisory, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Legal Diagnostic, Property, Tax, Trademarks|Comments Off on Prickly Partners – Business Partnerships Checklist
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