![Small Business Restructuring: A New Regime](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2023/12/Handshake-on-City-Silhouette-2-400x284.jpg)
14/12/23
With effect from 1 January 2021 small business restructuring (SBR) was introduced by the Australian Government as ...
![The Probuild collapse: are subcontractors the biggest losers yet again?](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2022/06/hard-hats-construction-768x576-1-400x284.jpeg)
01/06/22
On 24 February 2022, Probuild announced that it has placed itself into voluntary administration. By doing so, $5 ...
![Potential Increase to the powers of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in relation to small business taxation](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2021/06/ml-posts.jpg)
15/06/21
On 11 May 2021, the Budget Measures Budget Paper No. 2 2021–22 was circulated by The Honourable Josh Frydenberg ...
![A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONALLY PREPARED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2021/05/ml-posts-copy.jpg)
24/05/21
A recent decision in the Supreme Court of Queensland’s Court of Appeal, RMI Pty Limited v Spray Coupe Pty ...
![Prohibitions on Retail and Commercial Lease Evictions Receive Another Extension](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2021/02/pexels-tim-mossholder-3345876-scaled.jpg)
15/02/21
On 2 December 2020, Queensland Parliament passed amending legislation to give further effect and operation to the ...
![QUEENSLAND EXTENDS PROHIBITIONS ON RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEASE EVICTIONS AND LANDLORD’S TAKING OTHER PRESCRIBED ACTIONS](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/10/istock-1177073637-copy.jpg)
21/10/20
On 16 September 2020, the Queensland State Government announced amendments to the definition of “response period” ...
![QUEENSLAND’S NEW RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEASING LAWS EXPLAINED](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/07/istock-1040303566-copy.jpg)
31/07/20
The National Cabinet’s Mandatory Code of Conduct - SME Commercial Leasing Principles During COVID 19 (“Code”) was ...
![A window of opportunity for restructure](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/07/istock-1216255012.jpg)
15/07/20
As a consequence of the financial impact that COVID-19 has had on the economy, Australia has entered a recession ...
![COVID-19 Are you a Landlord or Tenant feeling the economic effects of Coronavirus?](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2020/04/istock-1008426566-copy.jpg)
08/04/20
No two leases are the same and everyone’s situation is different. Our experienced team of property and commercial ...
![Unfair Contract Terms: ACCC investigation of Uber Eats](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/10/uber-eats.jpg)
02/10/19
Recently, Uber Eats was the subject of an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...
![What’s in a name? The Importance of Due Diligence & Trade Mark Registration](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/07/istock-1054513236.jpg)
02/07/19
It is a common misconception that registering a business name with the Australian Securities and Investment ...
![Royal Commission damns ASIC’s enforcement culture as ineffective](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/04/asic_2.jpg)
03/04/19
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s Final Report in the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation ...
![Contract negotiations – becoming bound before you intend to be](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/04/istock-866149824.jpg)
03/04/19
Every person, at some stage of their lifetime, will be required to participate in a negotiation to give effect to ...
![“Best Endeavours” and “Reasonable Endeavours” Obligations in Commercial Contracts](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/02/istock-615419978.jpg)
01/02/19
Commercial contracts often impose obligations on a party to use their “best endeavours” or “reasonable endeavours” ...
![The Importance in Conducting Proper Due Diligence during a Business Sale](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2019/02/istock-482803981.jpg)
01/02/19
Businesses come in many different shapes, sizes and structures. Acquiring an existing business can often be far ...
![Does your PPSR Registration Require Renewal?](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/12/istock-875093682.jpg)
20/12/18
The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (‘PPSA’) came into effect nearly seven years ago on 30 January ...
![Increased Penalties for ACL Breaches](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/11/istock-900373616.jpg)
22/11/18
On 18 September, legislation increasing penalties under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) came into effect. The ...
![The Essence of Casual Employment](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/11/employment-law.jpg)
14/11/18
The term ‘casual employee’ is not defined in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘Act’), nor is it generally defined ...
![How can a Restraint of Trade Clause affect your business?](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/09/istock-904598344.jpg)
01/10/18
Restraint of trade clauses are prevalent in all industries throughout Australia and the majority of Australians ...
![Crowd Source Funding in Australia](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/07/istock-525642115.jpg)
03/07/18
A Brief History of Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding, a method of fundraising by collecting many small contributions ...
![GST Withholding obligations for certain residential property transactions](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/04/istock-825112684.jpg)
04/04/18
With the arrival of the 2017/2018 Federal Budget, the Australian Government announced a new GST withholding regime ...
![Legal considerations when starting a business](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2018/04/istock-692714766.jpg)
04/04/18
Starting a new business venture can be a daunting prospect especially for first time entrepreneurs. There are a ...
![Vulnerable Workers Bill Passed by Parliament](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2017/09/florist-franchise.jpg)
14/09/17
Following on from our recent article titled ‘Vulnerable Workers Bill Passed by Senate’, this week the Australian ...
![Vulnerable Workers Bill Passed by Senate](https://www.marinolaw.com.au/app/uploads/2017/09/istock-841111830-copy.jpg)
06/09/17
Further to our recent article titled ‘Amendments proposed to the Vulnerable Workers Bill’, the Australian Senate ...