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Whilst franchisors can control how franchisees manage their business, they cannot control how their franchisees manage their finances. And when a franchisee goes under, the first thing a franchisor will want to do is ta ...

Author: Michael Bacina - Partner, Piper Alderman So what’s new? 1. Many ICOs are managed investment schemes ASIC has emphasised that ICOs and cryptocurrency may be financial products in its recent update to inf ...

Author: Tom Griffith A number of vocational education providers recently been targeted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in light of various unlawful sales tactics deployed by them. In t ...

Author: Michael Bacina The continued rise of automated legal processes, blockchain technology and smart contracts creates significant risks for lawyers who don’t stay up to date and technologically literate. Law ...

Author: Will Fennell Foreign persons (including temporary residents) who invest in Australian water now need to register their interest with the Australian Taxation Office. In the current "stocktake period" of the ...

On 23 February 2017, the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision on applications by employer organisations to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates in six modern awards in the hospitality and retail indust ...