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Terminating a contract by mutual agreement in Australia
Terminate a contract by mutual agreement in Australia: what to check first, what the termination deed must cover, and where clean exits usually go wrong.
Read noteLiquidated damages in Australia, what they are and when courts enforce them
Liquidated damages in Australia explained: what they are, how courts test them against the penalty rule, and what makes a clause enforceable in practice.
Read noteWhat makes a contract term unfair in Australia
What constitutes an unfair contract term in Australia: the three-part legal test, which contracts the rules cover, and the penalties since the 2023 reforms.
Read noteTerms and conditions for service businesses, a clause-by-clause guide
What belongs in a service business's terms and conditions? A clause-by-clause guide to scope, payment, liability caps and the ACL rules that constrain them.
Read noteHow Ending Employment Works Under the Fair Work Act 2009
How the Fair Work Act 2009 governs ending employment: minimum notice, final pay, unfair dismissal, adverse action and genuine redundancy.
Read noteCompromise in commercial contracts, what it means and when it binds
What does compromise mean in commercial contracts? How settlements and releases bind parties, what consideration involves, and when you need a lawyer.
Read noteRefusing Annual Leave Requests, how the Rules Work
When can an Australian employer refuse annual leave? How the reasonableness test under the Fair Work Act works, plus rules on excessive leave and shutdowns.
Read noteLogistics contracts in Australia and the clauses that decide who pays when freight goes wrong
Logistics contracts decide who pays when freight is lost, damaged or late. Read the essential clauses before you sign, from liability caps to the PPSR.
Read noteThe deed of acknowledgement of debt, clause by clause
Drafting a deed of acknowledgement of debt? Here are the clauses that make it enforceable, how it resets limitation periods and when security helps.
Read noteVCAT or court and where to recover a debt in Victoria
Weighing VCAT against the courts to recover a debt in Victoria? Compare jurisdiction, monetary limits, costs and the six-year time limit before you file.
Read noteCommercial confidentiality in Australia, what counts and how to protect it
Learn what makes information commercially confidential in Australia, how contracts and internal systems protect it, and the remedies available when it leaks.
Read noteDomain name squatting and what to do if someone has taken your .au domain
Domain name squatting can lock your business out of its natural .au web address. Learn the signs of bad faith registration and the steps to reclaim your domain.
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