Tag: Legal

In the early days of Lonely Planet, founder Tony Wheeler quickly learnt the importance of building a brand and protecting his valuable intellectual property (IP) overseas.

Brad Callaughan blogs about what the carbon tax really means for small businesses.

“Talking to businesses, I sense a lot of unease about this new tax and the lack of information out there that allow us to understand and prepare for this new tax…”

The carbon tax is coming, and lawyers are warning that businesses must review their contractual rights and obligations around the passing on of carbon costs so they’re not left with an unacceptable share of the cost burden when the legislation kicks in.

Organisations without clearly defined mobile phone usage policies and monitoring systems leave themselves open to financial, reputation, legal and security risks, a Stratatel leadership paper has found.

New laws under the forthcoming national Work Health and Safety Act will be a wake-up call for employers who believe their occupational health and safety policy will sufficiently cover workplace incidents.

Colin Porter, Managing Director of CreditorWatch welcomes the announcement of the Federal discussion paper on Small Business Disputes released on Friday, May 20. However, he believes that the key issue – early and effective mediation – should be the main focus of the discussion document.

A recent NSW Supreme Court case has highlighted that directors should not rely solely on the advice of insurance brokers when choosing appropriate insurance cover for their organisations.

If you plan to sell your company or business, the business’ title to IP must be clear and established, to avoid problems in the future, you must be able to prove now that your business owns what you say it owns.

After 30 June, 2011, employers will become ‘paymasters’ responsible for distributing funds under the government’s new paid parental leave scheme, with employers urged to make sure they are ready for this added burden before July 1.

With the Queensland floods finally retreating and normal business resuming, Australian employers are urged to learn from the Queensland experience and carefully consider their legal obligations towards staff affected by unexpected disasters or events.