Category - Business & Commercial law
The Federal Government has agreed to an overhaul of Australia’s privacy laws, in light of a number of significant data breaches in recent years, which have affected millions of Australians. The proposed reforms will include giving Australians:
the right to opt out of advertising, and
the right ‘to be forgotten’ (requesting...
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Changes to Australia's laws about unfair contract terms will come into effect on 10 November 2023. The changes are relevant to businesses who enter into standard form contracts with consumers or small businesses, with significant penalties for businesses that don’t comply.
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Are you considering starting a business with a friend or your spouse, or selling your business? You may have already started negotiations and come to a handshake deal (a verbal undertaking) with your partner or the purchaser. You may feel comfortable with this right now while everyone seems to be on the same page, but there...
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Australia is experiencing a period of very low rental vacancy rates and rapidly rising rent levels, pushing many young people to enter the housing market. Most of the information currently being promoted to new home buyers is about rising interest rates and mortgage burdens. To break that trend, we thought it might be useful...
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All current directors of companies registered under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) must apply for a director identification number (director ID).
A director ID is a 15-digit identifier for company...
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You may have heard the word ‘interoperability’ used in recent times in the context of land transactions. It is a hot topic in the conveyancing industry as we progress towards having a more competitive market between electronic settlement platforms. The costs of conveyancing may go down a little as a result (which is...
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We would like to introduce you to Senior Associate Lauren Roberts, who is a member of our Wills & Estates and Commercial teams, and works in our Adelaide office. Lauren also travels to Whyalla regularly to advise our clients in the north-eastern part of the Eyre Peninsula.
Lauren has broad experience across a range of practice...
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“Greenwashing’ is a concern for both consumers and businesses. Consumers are often unable to determine the veracity of a product’s green credentials, reducing their confidence in the market. And businesses incurring the costs of genuine environmentally friendly manufacturing processes face unfair competition from those...
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Think carefully before you decide not to serve a disclosure statement on renewal of a commercial lease.
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