Articles
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03 May 2016
Contracts & Procurement
How to make a supply agreement effective through clear KPIs and S…
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are common in long-term supply or service agreements.
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10 March 2016
Contracts & Procurement
Less than 9 months to comply with the unfair contracts regime? Th…
With the extension to small business contracts, the scope of the unfair contract terms regime will widen considerably.
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09 October 2015
Contracts & Procurement
Indemnities and commercial contracts
An indemnity clause is often found in commercial contracts, so Council may come across one in its procurement contracts
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14 May 2015
Contracts & Procurement
Government to Legislate Fair Play with Small Business
The Government has released draft legislation extending the unfair consumer contract terms regime offered under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) to small businesses. In the Explanatory Material to the draft legislation the Government has recognised…
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15 April 2015
Contracts & Procurement
Unexpected consequences when contracts exclude consequential loss
Local councils should carefully review supplier T&Cs, particularly when suppliers attempt to exclude 'consequential loss?.
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13 November 2013
Workplace Law & Culture
Independent Contractors - What's the deal?
The article focuses on independent contractors where there is no dispute about their status as independent contractors
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29 August 2013
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
We promise we probably won't use it - Copyright ownership on soci…
If you post anything on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, you lose the exclusive right to use that content.
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04 December 2012
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
Avoiding disputes about dispute avoidance clauses
When including an ADR clause in a contract, it must be drafted with clarity, precision and meets the intended purpose.
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18 March 2010
Dispute Resolution & Advisory
BSkyB v EDS - Do not make promises you can't keep: representation…
The importance of the BSkyB v EDS case is clear.
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20 November 2007
Competition & Consumer
Your distribution agreement - is it worth the paper it's written…
Having a thorough and well written distribution agreement is important.
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18 April 2007
Competition & Consumer
Caught by the Code? Working under the Franchising Code of Conduct
If your business involves selling goods and services through others, there is a risk that the arrangement constitutes a franchise agreement under the Code.
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10 October 2006
Contracts & Procurement
Confidentiality Agreements and the Standard Salad Sandwich: issue…
We are often asked to prepare a standard confidentiality agreement. There is really no such thing.
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04 February 2005
Taxation
The Honeymoon is over. GST & long-term non-reviewable contracts.
Supplies under certain long-term contracts signed before the GST with no price review opportunity are no longer GST-free.
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08 October 2004
Workplace Law & Culture
Redefining the boundaries of unfair contract claims in NSW
The NSW Industrial Relations Commission can rewrite unfair contracts that lead to the performance of work in an industry.
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07 March 2004
Intellectual Property
IP & IT Law Update - employee ownership of intellectual property…
We discuss Victoria University of Technology v. Wilson & Ors.
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05 July 2003
Contracts & Procurement
Outsourcing and contracting - New obligations for principal contr…
A principal contractor may be liable to pay workers compensation premiums and unpaid pay-roll tax of its subcontractors.
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05 June 2003
Contracts & Procurement
Corporate outsourcing - tackling the legal risks
Understand the why, what and who questions in relation to outsourcing, before you deal with the various legal issues.