Commercial Matters

A personal guarantee is an obligation taken up by a person giving the guarantee that they will meet the obligations of another person or company.

Are you a manager involved in negotiating contracts? Read our latest Commercial Law Blog to find out what to do and what's new.

In our Commercial Matters Blog, Malcolm Campbell and Lauren Sleiman outline the Government's plan to commence the new Franchise Disclosure Register.

In our Commercial Matters Blog, Principal Rebecca Hegarty outlines how to apply for your Director Identification Number

In our Commercial Matters Blog, Malcolm Campbell and Lauren Sleiman outline the reasons not to breach the Franchising Code

In this latest Commercial Matters Blog, Ana-Maria Cindric and Natasha Mustac outline what you need to know before doing business in China

In our latest Commercial Matters Blog, Rebecca Hegarty and Isabella Krstanovski outline the changes to the Corporations Act to allow virtual meetings

In our latest Commercial Matters Blog, Principal Rebecca Hegarty outlines the recent changes which allow companies to electronically sign documents.

In our latest Commercial Matters Blog, Principal Rebecca Hegarty and Isabella Krstanovski outlines Uber's cyber attack in 2016 and the importance of putting privacy policies in place.

Are you a Director of a company? Read our latest Commercial Matters Blog, where Principal Lawyer Rebecca Hegarty and Isabella Krstanovski explain the purpose and next steps in the Director Identification Number Regime.

In our latest Commercial Matters Blog, Principal Lawyer Rebecca Hegarty and Graduate Legal Clerk Isabella Krstanovski outline what you need to know when dealing with personal information and how one might handle a data breach.

Kogan Australia Pty Ltd recently paid $310,800 for breaching Australian spam laws. In our latest Commercial Matters Blog, Associate Richelle Massey explains what businesses need to be aware of under the Spam Act.

In our latest Commercial Matters Blog, Principal Lawyer Rebecca Hegarty outlines the importance of reviewing your disclosure and compliance obligations and whether the tools you are using are sufficient to ensure consumers are made aware of your referral or commission arrangements.

In our latest Commercial Matters Blog, Principal Lawyer Rebecca Hegarty outlines what you need to know about the disclosure requirements of section 47A of the Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) which came into force from 1 July 2020.

In our latest Commercial Matters Blog, Associate Richelle Massey outlines the recent case where the ACCC commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Lorna Jane regarding their “Anti-virus Activewear’ claims.

In our latest Commercial Law Blog, Associate Richelle Massey outlines the proposed reforms in relation to unfair contracts and how this might impact business owners.