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Your NDA won't protect you and five fixes before you share confidential information commercial law 12 Sep 2026

Your NDA won't protect you and five fixes before you share confidential information

Worried your NDA won't hold up in Australia? Learn why confidentiality agreements fail and the five practical fixes before you share sensitive information.

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Drafting a deed of acknowledgement and the clauses that make it hold up commercial law 12 Sep 2026

Drafting a deed of acknowledgement and the clauses that make it hold up

What belongs in a deed of acknowledgement: the acknowledgment clause, payment terms, company execution, and the drafting traps that make it unenforceable.

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Your New Hire Has a Restraint of Trade, what to Do Before They Start employment law 12 Sep 2026

Your New Hire Has a Restraint of Trade, what to Do Before They Start

Hiring an employee with a restraint of trade? Find out what the clause allows, how courts test its enforceability, and how to manage the risk before day one.

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Defamation and small business, the duties that keep you out of court commercial law 12 Sep 2026

Defamation and small business, the duties that keep you out of court

What Australian small businesses must do to avoid defamation claims: the publication rule, the serious harm test, careful review replies and the damages cap.

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Constructive dismissal in Australia and the employer duties that prevent a claim employment law 12 Sep 2026

Constructive dismissal in Australia and the employer duties that prevent a claim

Constructive dismissal in Australia: the legal test, the employer duties that prevent forced resignation claims, and what to do if one is alleged.

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Forced resignation and employer obligations under the Fair Work Act employment law 11 Sep 2026

Forced resignation and employer obligations under the Fair Work Act

Forced resignation claims: your obligations under the Fair Work Act on fair process, voluntary resignation conversations, final pay and the 21-day claim window.

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Directors and the duty to prevent insolvent trading commercial law 10 Sep 2026

Directors and the duty to prevent insolvent trading

As a director you must stop your company trading while insolvent or face personal liability for its debts. Learn the duty, defences and safe harbour.

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Marketing contracts, a clause-by-clause guide for agencies and clients commercial law 10 Sep 2026

Marketing contracts, a clause-by-clause guide for agencies and clients

Marketing contracts fail on vague scope, silent IP ownership and auto-renewal clauses. Here are the terms agencies and clients should review before signing.

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Do You Need an Employment Contract Lawyer? A Decision Guide for Employers employment law 09 Sep 2026

Do You Need an Employment Contract Lawyer? A Decision Guide for Employers

Should you hire an employment contract lawyer? A decision guide for Australian employers weighing award coverage, pay, restraints and termination risk.

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Domain name disputes, choosing between the auDRP and court cyber law 09 Sep 2026

Domain name disputes, choosing between the auDRP and court

Deciding how to resolve a domain name dispute in Australia? Compare the auDRP's fast low-cost online process with court action for damages and injunctions.

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Tri-party agreements, a clause-by-clause guide for Australian businesses commercial law 09 Sep 2026

Tri-party agreements, a clause-by-clause guide for Australian businesses

A clause-by-clause guide to Australian tri-party agreements: what each clause does, the traps that cause disputes, and when to have a lawyer review your draft.

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Guarantee vs indemnity and what you're actually signing commercial law 09 Sep 2026

Guarantee vs indemnity and what you're actually signing

A guarantee and an indemnity both shift risk, but they work very differently. Learn who pays, when liability starts, and why the difference matters to you.

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