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  • Grey Divorce: Avoiding financial devastation
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  • Adventures in copyright from the edge of web 3.0
  • Proposed enhanced protections for small business under the unfair contract terms regime in the Australian Consumer Law
  • 5 Top tips for protecting your Intellectual Property (IP)
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  • How an independent executor of your Will may avoid dramatic family feuds
  • What should you do if there is not enough money in an Estate?
  • Capacity – Why not to leave making a Will too late
  • High Court rejects insurer’s claim that no coverage applicable for COVID reasons
  • Contracts: The devil is in the detail
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  • The devil is in the detail: key options to consider when making the move to private practice
  • Dentist wins payout over bad Google review
  • Are you aware of the changes to casual staff laws? Don’t get caught out
  • Employment Law: Protect your people and business assets with the right agreements
  • Why you should arrange your home insurance before you sign the contract
  • Making a generous gift under your Will – how to ensure your charitable donation or legacy gift is implemented how you wish
  • Why it pays to retain your lawyer
  • Steps to take before bidding at auction
  • ‘Joint Tenancy’ and ‘Tenants in Common’ – what they mean for landowners in Queensland
  • Driver delivers surprise verdict to Deliveroo
  • Childcare worker and Aged Care worker who refused mandatory flu vaccination were fairly dismissed
  • Getting the right deal: Understanding your rights regarding coal seam gas
  • Key considerations when implementing employee incentive schemes
  • Practice Succession Success: Start Early
  • Executive Share Schemes (ESS): Key legal issues executives should consider in relation to their executive remuneration
  • Selling up – how Hillhouse Legal Partners helped one tech company owner successfully exit his business
  • Showing restraint when contracting with surgeons
  • Growth and Expansion – raising funds for your tech start-up
  • Testamentary trusts and super proceeds trusts
  • Practical fixes for common e-commerce financial and legal issues in Australia
  • The risks of making your shareholders/director employees of your business
  • Employment and contracting issues for eCommerce businesses
  • What you need to know about the ownership of IP when building out e-commerce trade, devices and systems
  • Establishment, systems and succession: The 3 legal considerations when entering into, operating, growing and exiting a private practice
  • NEW LEGISLATION ALERT: Changes to Australian company payment terms
  • Changes to Covid-19 relief ending 31 December 2020
  • Getting your practice ready for expansion
  • Brisbane housing market still buoyant in a post-COVID world
  • Interest in Brisbane property market to remain strong
  • What is a 72-hour better offer clause and how to use it to your advantage?
  • UPDATE: Queensland and Victorian governments extend Regulation on Commercial Leases
  • Understanding your rights and obligations as an employer during COVID-19
  • Are you prepared for the future?
  • When it comes to contracts, the devil can be in the detail
  • Regular reviews will help Australian practices remain compliant
  • Insurance alarm bells ringing for landowners with CSG infrastructure on their properties
  • Ensure your family is financially protected for if you pass away
  • What you need to know about conduct and compensation agreements in Queensland
  • How to reduce risk and avoid becoming another statistic
  • Why allowing extra time for conveyancing is essential during COVID-19
  • What if you lose your job to COVID-19 while buying a property?
  • How e-conveyancing can overcome COVID-19 complications and will continue to play an important role into the future
  • ATO won’t be flexible with transaction timing because of COVID-19
  • What the Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 means to you
  • Plan ahead to ensure your pets are cared for after your death
  • How strict Verification of Identity rules are helping combat cybercrime
  • Court's ruling on 'casual' employees changes very little
  • Business Succession: seven key exit considerations
  • Employment Law and Commercial Leasing During COVID-19
  • Key considerations for medical practice succession
  • New regulations allow electronic signing of Wills: what does this mean and a breakdown of the new regulation during COVID-19
  • UPDATE: Queensland legislation passed to implement the National Code of Conduct on Commercial Leases
  • What Australian landlords and tenants in the accommodation industry need to know about the PM’s Mandatory Code and Commercial Leases
  • Security is vital to protect money you loan to family and friends hit by COVID-19
  • Electronic settlement will be crucial to conveyances during the Coronavirus crisis. Is your lawyer prepared?
  • Contract renewal and end-of-term management for landlords and business owners during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • The impact of COVID-19 on commercial lease agreements and what are your rights as a tenant and as a landlord
  • Temporary changes to bankruptcy and insolvency laws aimed at helping businesses and individuals survive Coronavirus
  • Strict laws cover treatment of employees during Coronavirus pandemic
  • Got Gas? You might find yourself paying significantly higher Council rates
  • Objection process means you don’t have to accept your new land valuation
  • Increased liability and responsibility for Directors in new legislative regime
  • Fines for employer who failed to provide employees with Fair Work Information Statements
  • Who gets the pet? How pet custody is determined in legal proceedings
  • Fair Work Commission's ruling on annualised salary provisions will have a significant impact on many white collar employees
  • Employee entitlements: key tips for compliance and risk minimisation for accommodation operators
  • Why shareholder, unitholder and service agreements are crucial to avoiding disputes within a medical practice
  • Reducing your list of debtors could help you avoid becoming an insolvency statistic
  • Federal Court's decision against Trivago will have significant consequences for the accommodation industry
  • 10 tips for your next lease
  • Is your medical practice still on solid ground or do you need to make some changes?
  • Looking back on the year that was and ahead to 2020
  • Asset sales versus share sales in the accommodation industry
  • Why you should have a Will once you turn 18
  • What to do when someone passes away
  • What you need to know about new proposed legislation on the land tax payable by discretionary trusts holding residential property in NSW
  • How recent changes to the Land Act will provide exemption for some leaseholders
  • The impact of the PPSA and the Carpenter International decision on the sale of livestock - a reminder for primary producers and stock agents
  • To guarantee or not to guarantee. Part 2 of 2
  • Handling of employee entitlements is an important consideration when buying or selling an accommodation business
  • What the Federal Government's First Home Loan Deposit Scheme means for you
  • To guarantee or not to guarantee. Part 1 of 2
  • How good planning can minimise Will disputes
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