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Employee-built code and copyright, lessons from Redrock v Hinkley intellectual property 14 Aug 2026

Employee-built code and copyright, lessons from Redrock v Hinkley

Who owns the copyright in code an employee writes? Redrock v Hinkley shows why employment contracts need clear IP ownership clauses before disputes begin.

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How non-disclosure agreements work in Australia commercial law 14 Aug 2026

How non-disclosure agreements work in Australia

How NDAs work in Australia: what makes a non-disclosure agreement enforceable, what it should cover, and where an NDA alone is not enough for your business

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Unlawful firing in Australia and the employer's obligations explained employment law 13 Aug 2026

Unlawful firing in Australia and the employer's obligations explained

Unlawful firing in Australia: the reasons employers cannot dismiss, the fair process the law requires, and the penalties for getting it wrong.

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How Ending Employment Works Under the Fair Work Act 2009 employment law 12 Aug 2026

How 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.

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Legal foundations for starting and growing a Caboolture business commercial law 12 Aug 2026

Legal foundations for starting and growing a Caboolture business

Need legal support for growing a Caboolture business? Here's the structure, registrations, GST, Queensland compliance and contracts to get right from day one.

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Refusing Annual Leave Requests, how the Rules Work employment law 12 Aug 2026

Refusing 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.

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Full-Time Casual Employment in Australia, employer Obligations Under the Fair Work Act employment law 12 Aug 2026

Full-Time Casual Employment in Australia, employer Obligations Under the Fair Work Act

Your obligations when employing full-time casual staff in Australia: classification, casual loading, leave, super and the employee choice pathway explained.

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When you can require an employee to have a medical examination employment law 12 Aug 2026

When you can require an employee to have a medical examination

When can you require an employee to have a medical examination? All four lawful routes, the reasonableness test, and the discrimination and privacy traps.

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Your privacy obligations to non-employees privacy 12 Aug 2026

Your privacy obligations to non-employees

Privacy obligations to non-employees: the employee records exemption doesn't cover job applicants, contractors or volunteers. Here's what the APPs require.

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Commercial confidentiality in Australia, what counts and how to protect it commercial law 11 Aug 2026

Commercial 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.

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Enforcing a restraint of trade clause, a step-by-step guide commercial law 11 Aug 2026

Enforcing a restraint of trade clause, a step-by-step guide

How to enforce a restraint of trade clause: confirm it is reasonable, gather evidence, send a demand letter, then apply for an injunction before it runs out.

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Suitable alternative employment and your obligations before making a redundancy employment law 10 Aug 2026

Suitable alternative employment and your obligations before making a redundancy

Before dismissing for redundancy, employers must consult and consider suitable alternative employment. Learn your duties and the risks of skipping them.

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