Business Law

5 things you need to know about the small business unfair contract terms The unfair contract terms provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) currently protect consumers from unfair terms of standard form contracts. From 12 November this year, those provisions will be extended to small businesses. So, here is a lowdown on […]

Direct marketing & privacy – Health check   Privacy Spam Do Not Call Register Business issues to consider Type of personal information collected (other than sensitive information) Name, address.Email address, mobile phone number Email address, mobile phone number “Non-business” telephone number or mobile phone number, fax number (both personal and business). If your business collects

Use of social media services for marketing/promotions Issues Legal issues Business issues to consider Social media services terms of use They are terms of the social media sites setting out how you, the user of the social media services interact with the site and other users (members and visitors) of the site. Below are the

Business Structure Structure Advantages Disadvantages Business issues to consider Sole trader Complete control over business and autonomy Ultimate decision-maker Able to implement changes quickly when required Retains all the profits Relatively easy to set up Personally liable for all debts Individual carries all the risks Limited source of funds Difficulty of finding time to work