Corporate + Commercial
Watch your Standards! $50 million Penalties for Unfair Small Business Contracts
A year ago, the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) was amended to introduce eye-watering financial penalties for standard form contracts that are...
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The PwC Cautionary Tale – Reminders for Handling Sensitive Commercial Information
The recent unauthorised disclosure of inside government information by PwC partners shocked and infuriated the federal Government, and has been...
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SAFE Notes: Are these Once Strange Things Suitable For Your Next Investment?
Once regarded as one of the investment community’s ‘stranger things’, SAFE Notes occupy the twilight zone between the usual binary alternatives...
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Directors IDs: Just how personal is this 15-digit identifier?
Nearly 2.7 million Australian Directors have submitted their personal information to the Australian Business Registry Service to apply for a Director...
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Post Optus Data Breach | Is Your Company’s Data Secure? How to Avoid Serious Harm to Your Business
In September 2022, millions of Australian Optus customers had their data hacked, causing widespread concerns of identity fraud. Optus,...
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Corporate Law+ | Sign of the Times – E-Signing is Here to Stay
As the growth of the Metaverse and Web 3.0 continues to influence how we live and work today, and our expectations for tomorrow, the impact of...
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Corporate Law+ | Attention All Company Directors – Get Your Mandatory Director ID Number in 5 minutes
All directors of Australian companies must hold a Director Identification Number (DIN) or risk prosecution by ASIC. Below we simplify the process for...
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Corporate Law+ | The Return of E-Signatures: Updates to the Corporations Act under the 2021 COVID-19 lockdowns
Highly anticipated corporate law reforms have finally been implemented. In this article, we provide an insight into what the changes are, how they...
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Get your records straight! ASIC record-keeping obligations and penalties
Officers have legal obligations under Australian law to keep information on ASIC registers up to...
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Illegal phoenix activity targeted by new corporate law reforms
New reforms currently before Parliament seeks to give the Phoenix Taskforce more power to prevent illegal...
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