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Talking Law provides smart legal tips for business,
with all the jargon stripped away.
Your host, Joanna Oakey, brings her decades of experience in law and in business to help business owners and
managers discover how to avoid the lurking legal landmines before they blow up a business. Join us weekly to get
clear and simple legal strategies for getting to optimal business results.
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[EP 083] The Inside Scoop: The ACCC talks about tougher new penalties for breaches of the consumer law
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[EP 084] How might possible changes to franking credits, negative gearing and taxing of trusts impact businesses in Australia, and their owners?
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[EP 085] New Legislation Alert: The Modern Slavery Act
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[EP 086] Wealth creation through your business with John Di Natale - Top tips, risks and things to be wary of
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[EP 087] It's not fair! How to deal with bad publicity (and everyday usual communications)
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[EP 088] Could you (and should you) franchise your business?
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[EP 090] Trusts vs Companies: Which should you choose and why
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[EP 091] Managing Your TM Portfolio
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[EP 092] Revealing the Accountant Advisors Community - what is it and how is it relevant to you as an accountant?
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[EP 093] Harry Potter versus a Melbourne Pub
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[EP 096] How to deal with Personal Guarantees - Don't Set and Forget
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[EP 097] Slofie and trademarking your invented word
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[EP 098] Top Legal and Tax tips for accountants dealing with clients selling (or acquiring) a business
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[EP 099] Coronavirus Implications on Commercial Contracts and Force Majeure Clauses
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[EP 100] Reaching and Celebrating 100 Talking Law Episodes
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[EP 101] First Rule of the Game, Stay in the Game - your COVID action plan
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[EP 102] COVID Safe Harbour Rules (for directors) and Statutory Demand changes explained
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[EP 103] How to win tenders and business awards
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[EP 104] Top Tips in Business structuring for dentists and medical professionals, with Stephen Guthrie Part 1
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[EP 105] Tips in negotiating commercial leases under the new COVID-19 Mandatory Code of Conduct
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[EP 106] Top Tips in Business structuring for dentists and medical professionals, with Stephen Guthrie Part 2
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[EP 107] Trademark - don’t just set and forget
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[EP 108] 6 steps to increasing the multiplier of your business - Part 1
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[EP 109] 6 steps to increasing the multiplier of your business - Part 2
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[EP 110] 6 steps to increasing the multiplier of your business - Part 3
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[EP 111] COVID and scandalous trade marks - a walk on the wild side, with Grace Yi
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[EP 112] Return to Work : The guidelines you should have in place for staff returning to work post COVID
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[EP 113] A case study in how building the right kind of business can deliver you wealth & freedom
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[EP 114] Remote and Offshore Teams - the opportunities, risks, tips and traps
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[EP 115] Lessons from Victoria Beckham’s trademark battle - and how this is relevant to your business
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[EP 117] Intellectual property ownership - tips and tricks
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[EP 118] Tips and Tricks with Shareholders Agreements
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[EP 120] Common issues when going into business with someone in the vet industry
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[EP 125] Insurance Hacks For SMEs Part 1
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[EP 126] Insurance Hacks For SMEs Part 2
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[EP 129] What’s Next for Construction? - a post-pandemic look at what construction businesses & suppliers should have in their contracts Part 1
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[EP 130] What’s Next for Construction? - a post-pandemic look at what construction businesses & suppliers should have in their contracts Part 2
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[EP 081] From small to great: How to build a successful small business
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[EP 082] Employer’s Guide to Navigating the Legal Risks in Workforce Redundancies
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[EP 078] Trademarks in China
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[EP 080] Understanding Awards and Avoiding Underpayments
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[EP 077] Keeping it Casual: Risks in casual staffing
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[EP 075] Why startups fall down: Common mistakes new business owners make
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[EP 079] The Alternative Board - How setting up a management board within a business can be a game changer.
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[EP 071] Names, Fame and Trade Marks
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[EP 070] Mining the value in your business (How to accelerate employee engagement and increase profit by 20%)
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[EP 069] 7 Steps to pull more money, time, and happiness from your business
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[EP 068] How to avoid the legal landmines in your business
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[EP 067] How to stop competitors from using and abusing your trademarks
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[EP 066] How to get the best ROI on your management spend (and reduce employee disputes)
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[EP 065] Spam and Scams with Trademarks and Domain Names
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[EP 062] A Quick Guide for Dealing with Commercial Disputes
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[EP 061] Using numbers to drive growth and strategy (Part 2)
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[EP 060] Using numbers to drive growth and strategy (Part 1)
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[EP 059] Quick Tips: WARNING for anyone registering business names and companies
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[EP 058] Leadership: Building Relationships and Developing Communities
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[EP 057] The GDPR and its impact on Australian businesses
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[EP 056] Leadership: Building a High Performance Culture and Environment for Your Team
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[EP 055] The Ins and Outs of the Trade Mark Process
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[EP 054] The Federal Budget 2018 - Unpacking The Illegal Phoenixing Reforms
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[EP 053] Talking Tax and Business Structures - Top tips on where you might be going wrong (Part 2)
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[EP 052] Talking Tax and Business Structures - Top tips on where you might be going wrong (Part 1)
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[EP 051] Franchising 101 - Buying, Selling and Everything in Between
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[EP 048] How To Create Branding That Can Be Protected
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[EP 046] The Essential Legal Considerations in Branding and Brand Development
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[EP 045] New Data Breach Laws - An Essential Legal Update for Business
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[EP 042] What to Watch Out for in Creative Contracts
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[EP 041] Quick Tips: Four Top Tips in Creating an Effective Contract (Part 2)
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[EP 040] Quick Tips: Four Top Tips in Creating an Effective Contract (Part 1)
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[EP 039] Quick Tips: Tackling Late Payments in a Business
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[EP 038] Domain Name Duels: How to get domain names back from competitors and cybersquatters
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[EP 037] The ACCC gets active suing businesses for unfair contract terms - Are you also in the firing line?
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[EP 036] Recognising Signs of Insolvency Risks Part 2: Top things many business owners and accountants miss
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[EP 035] Recognising Signs of Insolvency Risks Part 1: Top things many business owners and accountants miss
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[EP 034] Legislation Alert : New Credit Card Surcharge Rules
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[EP 033] Quick Tips: What you need to know about business structures
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[EP 032] Quick Tips: How to get out of unfair contract terms if you are a small business
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[EP 030] How to ensure your HoAs are binding
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[EP 029] Help! I think I have a descriptive trade mark
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[EP 028] A Slice of Advice - What Pizza Has to do With Your Contractors
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[EP 027] Legal Traps in Marketing 101
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[EP 026] Firm but Fair: Limiting your exposure to an Unfair Dismissal Claim
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[EP 025] Common Mistakes People Make in the area of Trade marks
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[EP 024] Not happy, Jan! Sensis smackdown under new Small Business Unfair Contracts regime
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[EP 023] Loose Lips Sink Ships: Defamation and its consequences for you
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[EP 022] Out of Sight, Out of Mind? The agreements you need for your offshore staff
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[EP 021] What to Look Out for in Commercial Leases
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[EP 019] Progress Made Possible: Tips for securing your research and development grant
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[EP 018] What does climate change have to do with a director's risk of personal liability?
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[EP 017] The Risks Lurking in Your Inbox
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[EP 016] Streamlining the Contracting Process
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[EP 015] The Cost of Developing a Contract Versus the Cost of Litigation
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[EP 013] Demystifying indemnity clauses
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[EP 012] Tying Up Legal Loose Ends for a Fresh Start
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[EP 011] Understanding Commonly Used Contract Terms
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[EP 010] Who owns IP relating to your contracts and your organization
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[EP 009] Tips for Avoiding Unfair Dismissal Claims
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[EP 008] Debunking MoUs
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[EP 007] Answering Common Questions About Trademarks
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[EP 006] Clauses in Contracts You Sign: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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[EP 005] Trademarks 101: The Basics
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[EP 004] Setting Up Client Relationships Correctly from the Start
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[EP 003] Understanding the New Unfair Contracts Legislation and How the Legislation Impacts Your Business
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[EP 002] Investigating the Different Types of Business Structures and How to Know which Is Best for You
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[EP 001] The 6 Top Legal Landmines in Business