Stephens Lawyers & Consultants Newsletter: July 2013 Recent decisions of the Victorian Supreme Court involving publication of defamatory material in the online environment indicate that the court will award significant damages for reputational damage. Websites, blogs, emails and social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram all provide businesses, non-for-profit organisations and individuals with the ability to promote and market … [Read more...] about Online Defamation – Significant damages for reputational damage
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Australian Trade Mark Protection Online Businesses
Stephens Lawyers and Consultants Trade Mark Legal Update: October 2013 Under Australian law there is no legal requirement to register a trade mark or brand name to use it, however there are many benefits of trade mark registration. Although protection against misrepresentation under Australian Consumer Law1 and passing off is available to both owners of registered and unregistered trade marks, such actions can be expensive, time consuming and … [Read more...] about Australian Trade Mark Protection Online Businesses
Australian Consumer Law, Businesses and the Carbon Price – May 2013
Australian Consumer Law, Businesses & the Carbon Price Stephens Lawyers & Consultants Legal Update: May 2013 Businesses should be aware that the Government has provided the ACCC with $12.8 million over the next four years in an effort to counter possible false and misleading representations in relation to the Carbon Pricing System.1 The Clean Energy Future package, which consisted of 18 different pieces of legislation, ushered in a … [Read more...] about Australian Consumer Law, Businesses and the Carbon Price – May 2013
The New Personal Property Securities Register – How Do it Effect Franchise Businesses? – May 2012
The new Personal Property Security Register is particularly relevant to franchise businesses. This update provide an overview of the complex law with regards to franchises business [read more]. … [Read more...] about The New Personal Property Securities Register – How Do it Effect Franchise Businesses? – May 2012
The New Personal Property Securities Register – How Does it Effect Your Business? – April 2012
The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPS) came in affect on 30 January 2012 and introduced an Australia-wide legislative scheme for registering and enforcing all personal property securities. It replaces the State based registers with a single national electronic PPS register. This update provides an overview of the Act and its application to business, including answers to commonly asked question [read more]. … [Read more...] about The New Personal Property Securities Register – How Does it Effect Your Business? – April 2012