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How AI is changing legal work in Australia artificial intelligence 21 Sep 2026

How AI is changing legal work in Australia

How AI is changing Australian legal work: what generative AI can and can't do, where it hallucinates, and which legal rules apply to businesses using it.

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Can casual employees claim unfair dismissal in Australia employment law 21 Sep 2026

Can casual employees claim unfair dismissal in Australia

Can a casual employee claim unfair dismissal in Australia? Here's how the Fair Work Commission tests eligibility, service periods and dismissal process.

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Lost opportunity damages and recovering a loss of a chance commercial law 21 Sep 2026

Lost opportunity damages and recovering a loss of a chance

Lost opportunity damages compensate a business for profit it lost the chance to gain because of a breach or misleading conduct, even if not certain.

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Penalty clauses and when a fixed sum in your contract is unenforceable commercial law 20 Sep 2026

Penalty clauses and when a fixed sum in your contract is unenforceable

Learn when a fixed payment for breach becomes an unenforceable penalty clause in Australia, and how to draft termination and late fees that a court will uphold.

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How a termination for convenience clause works in IT service contracts commercial law 19 Sep 2026

How a termination for convenience clause works in IT service contracts

How termination for convenience works in IT service contracts: valid notice, exit fees, the penalty rule, unfair terms and protecting your revenue streams.

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Mediation or arbitration and choosing the dispute process for your business dispute resolution 18 Sep 2026

Mediation or arbitration and choosing the dispute process for your business

Mediation or arbitration: choosing between a negotiated outcome and a binding award for a business dispute in Australia, and what to draft into your contract.

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Drafting an internationally enforceable contract commercial law 18 Sep 2026

Drafting an internationally enforceable contract

A cross-border deal needs more than well-worded terms. Here is what goes into an internationally enforceable contract for your Australian business.

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Responding to a trade mark non-use removal application and the IP Australia process intellectual property 17 Sep 2026

Responding to a trade mark non-use removal application and the IP Australia process

Responding to a trade mark non-use removal application: the deadlines, the evidence IP Australia weighs, and your options to save the registration.

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Arbitration vs litigation and choosing how your commercial disputes get resolved dispute resolution 17 Sep 2026

Arbitration vs litigation and choosing how your commercial disputes get resolved

Arbitration or litigation: which should your business choose? Compare confidentiality, cost, appeals and enforcement to find the right dispute resolution path.

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The Moments When an Australian Business Needs a Lawyer commercial law 17 Sep 2026

The Moments When an Australian Business Needs a Lawyer

Not sure when your Australian business needs a lawyer? We cover the key moments, from contracts to hiring and privacy, and where DIY stops being safe.

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When a partner leaves and how a partnership exit works commercial law 17 Sep 2026

When a partner leaves and how a partnership exit works

Leaving a partnership dissolves it by default. How a partnership exit works, when the business continues, and what the departing partner still owes.

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Severance pay in Australia and employer obligations when employment ends employment law 16 Sep 2026

Severance pay in Australia and employer obligations when employment ends

Severance in Australia: the payments employers must make when employment ends, from notice and redundancy pay to final pay timing and genuine redundancy rules.

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