What do Miley Cyrus and Bruno Mars have in common? While controversy is nothing new in the world of pop music, it’s not every day that a legal battle emerges between two of the industry’s biggest names. Recently, Miley Cyrus was hit with a lawsuit claiming her global hit ‘Flowers’ infringes on the copyright...
Updates to Australia’s Workplace Law Significant changes to workplace law came into effect on August 26th. These changes are in place to more clearly distinguish between employees and independent contractors. Employers must be aware of these changes and ensure their contracts and business practices comply. NEW DEFINITION OF ‘EMPLOYEE’ A key change is the introduction of...
Government commits to every recommendation from Independent Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct In a bid to improve the franchising model in Australia, small business expert Dr Michael Schaper was commissioned to conduct an Independent Review (Review) of the Franchising Code of Conduct (Code) in August 2023. As of May 7, 2024, the...
Australia’s workplace laws have been subject to substantial changes in recent times, and businesses with staff need to ensure the employment contracts are bulletproof.
If you’re a franchisor, your Franchise Disclosure Document needs to be updated at least annually – and ensuring it’s done properly is essential to meet your compliance obligations under Australia’s Franchising Code of Conduct. As a Franchisor, you must provide a Franchise Disclosure Document to anyone considering becoming a franchisee of your business at least two weeks before a non-refundable payment is made by a franchisee, or a franchise agreement is entered into.
If you’re a franchisor, your Franchise Disclosure Document needs to be updated at least annually – and ensuring it’s done properly is essential to meet your compliance obligations under Australia’s Franchising Code of Conduct. As a Franchisor, you must provide a Franchise Disclosure Document to anyone considering becoming a franchisee of your business at least two weeks before a non-refundable payment is made by a franchisee, or a franchise agreement is entered into.
If you’re a franchisor, your Franchise Disclosure Document needs to be updated at least annually – and ensuring it’s done properly is essential to meet your compliance obligations under Australia’s Franchising Code of Conduct. As a Franchisor, you must provide a Franchise Disclosure Document to anyone considering becoming a franchisee of your business at least two weeks before a non-refundable payment is made by a franchisee, or a franchise agreement is entered into.
Many small business owners delay trade marking their business names – and other key business ‘marks’, like logos and catchphrases, only to regret the decision when legal challenges arise. Failing to act early in the trade marking arena can be costly, time consuming and may cause confusion that impacts your business’ growth. Your organisation’s trading name and logo are essential ways consumers and other companies identify your business and help create goodwill for your brand. Losing the opportunity to use these after you’ve built up goodwill is, therefore, very challenging and potentially expensive.
We are excited to congratulate Thomas Cyber in their successful acquisition by DC Two Limited. This marks a significant milestone for DC Two’s expansion into the technology market, and reflects the hard work of Thomas Cyber’s directors, Thomas Jreige and Kristen Rayson. We have spent the last few months working with Thomas and Kristen, providing strategic guidance and navigating complex legal issues. We are grateful to have aided their transition and to have received the following testimonial,
Intellectual property is at the core of technology. This has never been clearer with the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot tools, such as ChatGPT, that can generate written copy for a variety of applications. Recently, its ability to generate human-like responses instantaneously has gained popularity.
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