From the end of this month a director of an Australian company will need to apply for a Directors ID Number. This applies to all current directors (Australian or Foreign based) and prospective ones. Failure to have the Director ID Number in place by the relevant time will expose directors to potential civil and criminal …
The latest Notifiable Data Breach Report Report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner sets out a trend towards privacy breaches related to Human Error (especially in the Health care sector). The report can be viewed at this link – https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/notifiable-data-breaches/notifiable-data-breaches-statistics/notifiable-data-breaches-report-july-december-2020/. The Commission specifically calls out the difficulty for Managed Service Providers in complying …
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For many, the definition of a good contract is that, once signed, it is put in a draw never to be seen again. In business I’ve certainly used that phrase myself, but it’s probably more accurate to say that a good working relationship between a supplier and its customer, where each see value in what …
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During lockdown businesses with employees who are able to work from home have had little choice but to adapt to the new way of working. As companies consider how they will emerge from lockdown (again) there will inevitably be an acceptance of a larger contingent of ‘Work from Home’ and a hybrid workforce approach. But …
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Engage a good commercial lawyer There are some key ways that a partnership with a trusted commercial lawyer who understands your business and is engaged for growth not just disaster management can actually help you grow that top line as well as minimise risk. Easy to Sell & Easy to Sign The easier that you …
Standard terms about to get more scrutiny More and more businesses of all sizes, especially in the IT industry, rely on publishing terms on their website that apply to the provision of their services. This has turned out to be a very efficient way of at least attempting to incorporate a large number of provisions …
What B2B companies need to know before 1 July You might think you only deal with companies not individual consumers and that consumer protections aren’t something you need to worry about but you would likely be wrong and from 1 July it’s even more likely to effect you. Do you know what the law says you …
Recent large payment raises the question Last year two bills were introduced by New York senators seeking to make payments to cyber-hackers illegal. These sentiments have again resurfaced following the news this week that Colonial Pipeline CEO, James Blout, has authorised a ransom payment of $5.6 million in bitcoin to Russian hackers. The decision to …