Last year we saw the government begin a crackdown on phoenixing activity from several different angles with the introduction of a number of new draft laws. Click here for our previous report. The Office of the Treasury had withdrawn the … Continue reading
A recent case of trademark infringement serves as another reminder to do your homework before launching a business, or in this case boy-band-wonder, on the international stage. UK boy band, One Direction, have been sued by another band of the … Continue reading
Last year we saw the government begin a crackdown on phoenixing activity from several different angles with the introduction of several new draft laws. Click here for our previous report We have confirmed with the Office of the Treasury, that the … Continue reading
As you may know, Google have been dodging the bullet when it comes to selling adwords and allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct, but in a recent case, the Federal Court has found them guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct … Continue reading
Does copyright exist in the Batmobile? Is a maker of customised cars, that have similarities to the Batmobile, breaking the law?? An American court has had to consider these issues when DC Comics recently launched a legal action against car … Continue reading
The new law recognises that our society is changing from one that likes “to dig things out of the ground” to one that values information, technology and innovation. It attempts to update the law to keep up with changing times, … Continue reading
The “Personal Property Securities Act” (PPSA) is now here! This is being hailed by some as the most significant change to the law in Australia for businesses since the introduction of GST and now that it has started you need … Continue reading
The ACCC is continuing to crackdown on suppliers who engage in resale price maintenance. Two companies, Edwards Essences and Eternal Beauty, have been the latest to come under fire for telling their retailers not to sell products below a recommended … Continue reading
New laws are being heralded in with the new year, as the new Work Health & Safety Legislation came into force from 1st January 2012. These new laws might change the way workplace safety is managed, but the basics of … Continue reading
Do you engage independent contractors? If so, you might be interested to hear about the Fair Work Ombudsman’s approach to the murky area of “sham contracting” and where they found many businesses had started crossing the line… Providing a timely … Continue reading
Do you ever go on overseas training conferences? How about a seminar on a cruise ship? Take care! The Tax Office is scrutinising claims made for training expenses that seem to “coincide” with a holiday, and especially those for self-study, … Continue reading
The Government has recently introduced legislation into Parliament that proposes to make directors personally liable for unpaid super for their employees, and to bring forward liability for unpaid tax. Currently directors are provided 21 days’ notice before they become personally … Continue reading
The ACCC has been vigorously pursuing companies that quote misleading higher prices in comparison to so-called sale prices. Two-price advertising, often called comparative price advertising, contrasts the sale price with a higher price for the same or a similar product. … Continue reading
Mediation can be a much more user-friendly way of resolving a dispute than going to court, and it has a proven success rate. Mediation is informal and, if successful, provides a cheaper and quicker means of settling differences. Statistics show … Continue reading
The government is soon due to launch a new national business name registration system. The new system will mean that there will be one national business name register, and businesses will no longer need to register their name on a … Continue reading
Before you decide to sign up for cloud computing, there are issues relating to location of data, security and reliability, and data exit that you should be aware of. ‘The cloud’ relates to providing computing services such as computer power, … Continue reading
We get asked this question all the time. So in this timely article we decided to clear up the confusion once and for all as to the differences between these 2 symbols, what they represent and when they should be … Continue reading
Sometimes it comes as a rude shock to a client to discover that the brand that their creative team has created may be very difficult to get trademark protection for. Often it is as much of a shock for the … Continue reading
The case of ACCC v Allergy Pathway, recently handed down by the Federal Court, serves a chilling warning about the responsibility that businesses have to monitor their social media threads – to ensure that comments made by others aren’t causing … Continue reading
Social media is a double-edged sword. Businesses are increasingly using it for marketing purposes but also face the risks of their employees abusing it, either at work or through comments they or their friends post online. Facebook has more than … Continue reading
