Legal Matters
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Trademarks: The benefits, risks and process
A major part of running a business is ensuring your business is exactly that, yours. Helen Kay explains how trademarks work and why you should trademark ... -
Proposed new ‘Closing the Loopholes’ laws – Fair Work Act
Changes in employment law continue apace, particularly targeting employees’ pay and terms and conditions at work. Paul Cott from Law in Lydiard Lawyers provides an important ... -
Top five legal pitfalls for tradie business owners
There are lots of risks when running your own business, big or small. To help tradies stay on top of their business game, Helen Kay reveals ... -
Protect yourself in uncertain times
The building industry in Australia is facing the toughest time it has seen in many years. All parties in the construction supply chain are feeling the ... -
Changes to employment law, what do you need to know?
Important changes to employment law have been adopted in relation to employee payment details, and what information can (or can’t) be declared publicly. Our legal expert ... -
Employees now have the right to share (or, in fact, not share) information about their pay
Important changes to employment law have been adopted in relation to employee payment details, and what information can (or can’t) be declared publicly. Our legal expert ... -
What type of business structure is best for your tradie business?
A common question for many businesses in the post-COVID age, Paul Cott looks at the most common business structures for tradies and explains the benefits, disadvantages ... -
A legal conundrum
Does a contractor have the right to stop work, potentially causing costly project delays, if the supplied fittings are found to be non-compliant? On the face ... -
Can a fixed-price contract become not fixed?
Given the current economic times and the well-documented shortage of building materials, the industry is asking whether price and labour increases can be ‘passed on’ to ... -
The top six employment law myths in the trades
There are some still commonly stated myths in the employment law area among trades. Paul Cott myth busts the six most common ones. Myth number 1 ...
