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BLB NEWSLETTERS | BUSINESS LAW BRIEF
LATEST ISSUE - BLB Newsletter - August 2009
BUSINESS LAW
GOOD NEWS STORIES
A month of looming interest rate rises, forecasts of economic recovery, signing of Australia’s record high international deal, a steady improvement in unemployment rate, and RBA’s official “worst is over”.
UNFAIR CONTRACTS AND THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ACT 2006
It’s easy as a contractor to believe that you have very few rights when it comes to the contract you’ve signed with your principal. You’re not an employee and you believe that you have none of the usual rights that apply to employees in the same circumstances. But you may not be as helpless as you think.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
OF FIRMS AND TRUSTS AND BUSINESS NAMES
A recent client query as to whether their business was within the definition of the term “a firm” revealed a whole set of other problems….
ATTENTION SUPER GEARERS
An effective super gearing transaction requires the trustee of the super fund to provide all the funds necessary to purchase the asset.
ESTATE PLANNING
WHAT IF MICHAEL JACKSON LIVED IN NSW?
Since the death of Michael Jackson, there has been much public speculation as to how the estate will be distributed, who will be appointed guardian of the children and where Michael will be buried, to name just a few of the topics. Here, we discuss each of those points from the NSW legal perspective.
DISPUTE MANAGEMENT
WHAT RIGHTS DO I HAVE IF A COMPETITOR IS USING MY TRADE MARK OR SIMILAR NAMES OR BRANDING TO MY PRODUCTS?
If a competitor is using products or branding that are deceptively similar to your products or branding you may have various causes of action including;
FRANCHISING
GETTING COLD FEET AFTER SIGNING A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT?
You’ve signed a Franchise Agreement as franchisee and now you’ve realised you don’t want to go ahead with it. You’ve paid a deposit prior to signing the Franchise Agreement. Under what circumstances can you demand a refund of the deposit?
LIFE’S TOO SERIOUS
THE STELLA AWARDS
Here are some of the all-time favourites for the Stella Awards. The Stella's are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's. That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous successful lawsuits in the United States.
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