The Increasing Cost of Data Breaches

The new Commonwealth Bill seeking to force companies to put consumers’ interests first. In the aftermath of recent major data breaches causing unprecedented amounts of private information being stolen, the Commonwealth Government has tabled The Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022 (the Bill) to force companies to better protect their clients’ / continue reading

Incorporated Associations and Their Evolving Legal Landscape

June 2022 updates for incorporated association governance The legal landscape that the Incorporated Associations (IAs) operates within, has recently undergone a major overhaul, resulting in the assent of the Associations Incorporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 in June 2022. As a result, a staggered rollout of amendments to IA’s governing legislation is now underway. continue reading

When We All Understand the Assignment: Assigning a Retail Shop Lease as Part of a Commercial Business Sale

An easily overlooked element of a commercial business sale is that of assigning the existing lease, which is key in enabling the buyer to continue operating the business in the same premises where the seller currently resides. While the steps involved, in assigning the existing lease, may be relatively straightforward the time and effort in continue reading

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