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February 16, 2021

5 Key legal steps for your start-up

Harriet Warlow-Shill
Posted in: Insights
Practice/s:  Startups

Starting a business can be an exciting yet tricky process and it’s essential to get your legal affairs in order early on. We set out five

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February 11, 2021

What is a Charitable Purpose?

Harriet Warlow-Shill
Posted in: Insights
Practice/s:  Charities & Not For Profits

To register as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), your organisation must have a ‘charitable purpose’. A ‘charitable purpose’ is essentially an

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February 3, 2021

Local Council Community Engagement Policy: Time to get started

Julian Ryan
Posted in: News
Practice/s:  Public Sector

This is the third of a series of articles on the staged introduction of the Local Government Act 2020 (Vic) (the Act), which applies to local

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February 3, 2021

Reporting obligations of companies limited by guarantee

Richard Browes
Posted in: Insights

What is a company limited by guarantee? In Australia, a company limited by guarantee (CLG) is subject to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) administered

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January 28, 2021

Cladding Safety Victoria Regulations 2020 (Vic): So Clad You Asked

Maddison Reznik
Posted in: News
Practice/s:  Building & Construction

  Following assent to the Cladding Safety Victoria Act (Vic) 2020 (“Act”) on 4 November 2020, the Governor in Council signed off on the Cladding Safety

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January 21, 2021

TikTok, Parkinson’s Disease and a good-news story of Collaborative Innovation

Michelle Wilson
Posted in: News
Practice/s:  Intellectual Property

A story of design innovation and ingenuity emerging from the video sharing app TikTok™ should not be as surprising as it first appears. Jimmy Choi, an

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January 14, 2021

Is your charity tax deductible?

Harriet Warlow-Shill
Posted in: Insights
Practice/s:  Charities & Not For Profits

A charity’s most common question is whether it is tax deductible or not. Having deductible gift recipient (DGR) status can be very rewarding and beneficial to

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December 21, 2020

Issuing valid invoices under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act; when does an entitlement to the invoiced amount arise and consequences of invalid invoices

Malcolm Liu
Posted in: Insights
Practice/s:  Building & Construction

The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) (the Act) serves to act as an alternative to traditional litigation for the recovery of

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December 15, 2020

Intellectual Property Summary

Rhys Munzel
Posted in: Insights

In this briefing, we provide an overarching summary of the key types of intellectual property being: Confidential Information Patents Copyright Trade marks – unregistered and registered

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December 15, 2020

New Year – Trade Mark Checklist for 2021

Michelle Wilson
Posted in: Insights

With the beginning of the new year, it is important that you reflect on where you are and what you hope to achieve with your trade

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December 15, 2020

Deadline for Victorian Local Councils: Update your Councillor Code of Conduct

Julian Ryan
Posted in: News
Practice/s:  Public Sector

This is the second of a series of articles on the staged introduction of the Local Government Act 2020 (Vic) (the new Act), which applies to

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December 10, 2020

What is the difference between a Charity and a Not-For-Profit?

FAL Lawyers
Posted in: Insights
Practice/s:  Charities & Not For Profits

You’re starting a new entity or organisation aimed at the public good: a school, church, hospital, clothing recycling centre, or public advocacy group. You’ve probably also

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December 3, 2020

The Local Government Act 2020 (Vic)

Julian Ryan
Posted in: News
Practice/s:  Public Sector

This is the first of a series of articles on the staged introduction of the Local Government Act 2020 (Vic) (the new Act), which applies to

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November 26, 2020

NSW Security of Payment Act Authorised Nominating Authority Draft Code of Practice

Harriet Warlow-Shill
Posted in: News
Practice/s:  Building & Construction

On 23 October 2020, reforms to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (the Act) came into effect. Such reforms empower the

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November 24, 2020

The price of them apples: Ready to license but unsure how much the technology is worth?

Richard Browes
Posted in: Insights
Practice/s:  Technology

With new and early stage technologies, or perhaps new uses for existing technologies, the value of the technology for licensing purposes is often not able to

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November 23, 2020

A look at IP Australia’s Indigenous Knowledge Project

Rhys Munzel
Posted in: Insights
Practice/s:  Intellectual Property

IP Australia (i.e. Australia’s Patent, Designs, Trade Marks and PBR Office) recently released further details of its upcoming Indigenous Knowledge Project, including a Work Plan for

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November 11, 2020

How to Register a Charity

Olivia Cassano
Posted in: Insights
Practice/s:  Charities & Not For Profits

Making the world a better place often begins with a small idea. But this idea must be turned into a reality before it can affect the

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November 4, 2020

Above the DIN: Understanding the New Director Identification Number (DIN) Requirements

Olivia Cassano
Posted in: News
Practice/s:  Corporate & Commercial , Charities & Not For Profits

In the aftermath of the Banking Royal Commission, the government is increasingly concerned with accountability and governance. In December 2019, the federal government introduced several bills

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October 28, 2020

Contract is King – Where the intentions of the parties are overruled by the terms of the contract

Malcolm Liu
Posted in: Insights
Practice/s:  Building & Construction

Upon general contract principles, the express terms and construction of a contract that has already been signed may be amended where it can clearly be shown

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October 21, 2020

Tech Startups: A Step-by-step Guide

FAL Lawyers
Posted in: Insights
Practice/s:  Technology , Startups

The tech startups idea You’ve got to have one of these. We can’t give advice about how to get one; this you will have to do

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