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Will My Terms of Trade Apply
These days many businesses have their own standard form terms and conditions. So inevitably businesses will find themselves in a battle over whose terms and conditions will apply to a business arrangement. Read on, to find out what may happen in these situations.
Direct marketing – Your obligations under the law
Does your business market itself by communicating directly with potential customers via mail, email, SMS or telemarketing? If the answer to this question is yes, your business will need to comply with legal obligations imposed under either the Spam Act 2003 (Cth), the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) or the Do Not Call Register Act 2006 (Cth).
The Fair Dismissal Code
The new Fair Work Bill, which passed through Parliament on 20 March 2009 has re-written the rules on unfair dismissal. From 1 July 2009, the provision under WorkChoices which protected employers with 100 or less employees from unfair dismissal claims will no longer apply. That means that a much larger number of employees will be entitled to make unfair dismissal claims.
MST Negotiates AFL Sponsorship
We are pleased to have assisted our client Kaspersky Lab with the negotiation of their sponsorship of the Melbourne Football Club. Our negotiating team was lead by Michael Carr, Partner and Darren Sommers, Special Counsel, both of our Corporate Advisory Team.