Greenwashing – ASIC’s first formal action resulting in $53K penalty against energy company

Consumers are becoming more interested and insistent on investments which have elements of sustainability. Entities must be aware of their obligations when offering financial products or making sustainability statements in relation to their investments, specifically not to make false statements or mislead their consumers. “Greenwashing” is the practice of misrepresenting the extent to which a [...]

2022-11-20T23:43:42+00:00November 20th, 2022|Business Advice|Comments Off on Greenwashing – ASIC’s first formal action resulting in $53K penalty against energy company

Investments – A Guide for Small Business

If you have a few extra coins lying around and do not want to invest in shares or in a fixed deposit, you can decide to invest in businesses. Such investments can take a variety of forms, depending on your level of commitment, level of expertise and decisions about your level of involvement within the [...]

2022-11-16T04:02:19+00:00November 16th, 2022|Business Advice, Business Partnerships|Comments Off on Investments – A Guide for Small Business

Partnerships – A Guide for Small Business

A partnership is a business structure involving more than 2 people who distribute income or losses between themselves. There are three main types of partnerships – (1) general partnership (2) limited partnership (3) incorporated limited partnership. Partnerships (2) and (3) can only be formed by registering the entity, while partnership type (1) can be implied [...]

2023-02-05T23:41:11+00:00November 16th, 2022|Business Partnerships|Comments Off on Partnerships – A Guide for Small Business

My company has been served with court documents. What happens now?

When your company is served with court documents commencing a legal proceeding, your company will have to take certain steps within stipulated timelines. These are crucial steps, the failure of which will have swift negative consequences. These administrative steps include informing the Court that you are disputing the claim, and filing a statement setting out [...]

2022-11-07T04:02:59+00:00November 7th, 2022|Litigation|Comments Off on My company has been served with court documents. What happens now?
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