Intellectual property (IP) is a valuable asset to any business. It can be anything from a manufacturing process to a trade secret – it is essentially intangible proprietary property. Protecting IP has become increasingly important and the following steps are the bare minimum precautions you should take to keep your IP safe. Know what intellectual…
Australia’s foreign investment rules are supposed to limit the type of residential property that non-residents can purchase. However, a residential real estate buyer has been penalised $250,000 after he was found to have purchased multiple properties in outer Melbourne without being authorised to do by the Foreign Review Board (administered by the Treasury & the…
It’s a small business’s nightmare, filled with potential expenses, reputational harm and significant hardship down the road. Being sued or under the threat of a lawsuit for a small business can be a breaking point. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed, upset and indignant, but if you want to keep your business and its reputation intact…
Compliance is an issue that businesses and organisations need to maintain and update their awareness of regularly. When a business is at compliance risk, it means that there is a potential exposure of the business to legal penalties, financial forfeiture and material loss as a result of failing to abide by industry laws, regulations, internal…
Are you concerned about your legal compliance as an employer regarding workplace issues, such as employee dismissals, general protections or internal disputes like workplace bullying or harassment? Not sure what advice might apply to your situation? Suppose you are an employer of a small business. In that case, you may not have access to the…
Hiring for an open role is a stressful procedure that businesses often face – and an influx of seemingly perfect candidates via their resume often doesn’t help. The purpose of the resume is to promote someone as being the best possible fit for the position, and they’re often tailored to suit the role. But what…
Having unpaid invoices can be an unpleasant side effect of business, impacting your cash flow and leaving an unpleasant impression on your debtor’s reputation. If they fail to pay or satisfy the debt, you may be able to ‘collect’ it. However, there are numerous legal obligations that you need to be aware of if this…
A customer may want to unsubscribe from your newsletters in their inbox for reasons as simple as quantity (too many emails coming in) or relevance (they do not need the product as much as they once did). Businesses must provide their customers with a simple-to-use unsubscribe function. There must legally be in place a simple…
Implementing working from home and remote work flexibility into existing positions in your business could affect your employer liability. With the fresh start of a new year, it’s the perfect time to closely examine how your liability may have been affected by the events of the previous years, and how you can move forward into…
Copyright is plagued with a lot of misconceptions and myths that lead to a lot of misgivings. In a business world where outsourcing for content is more frequent than ever before, it can also lead to legal issues as to who exactly owns said content. If a business hires an outside writer to create blog…