Merry Christmas and Happy New Year – 2024
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Marino Law - 2024
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Commercial Law
Small Business Restructuring: A New Regime
With effect from 1 January 2021 small business restructuring (SBR) was introduced by the Australian Government as ...
Dealing with Defamatory Online Reviews
It has long been accepted that one of the primary means to attract customers is through positive online reviews, ...
Prohibitions on Retail and Commercial Lease Evictions Receive Another Extension
On 2 December 2020, Queensland Parliament passed amending legislation to give further effect and operation to the ...
QUEENSLAND’S NEW RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEASING LAWS EXPLAINED
The National Cabinet’s Mandatory Code of Conduct - SME Commercial Leasing Principles During COVID 19 (“Code”) was ...
A window of opportunity for restructure
As a consequence of the financial impact that COVID-19 has had on the economy, Australia has entered a recession ...
COVID-19 Impact on Commercial Dealings
As the effects of COVID-19 continue to manifest themselves in our economy, the legal landscape continues to change ...
COVID-19 Are you a Landlord or Tenant feeling the economic effects of Coronavirus?
No two leases are the same and everyone’s situation is different. Our experienced team of property and commercial ...
Disputes between Landlords and Tenants when exercising options
In Queensland, it is common for leases to contain an option to renew, whereby upon expiry of the initial lease ...
Unfair Contract Terms: ACCC investigation of Uber Eats
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
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
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
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
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
Businesses come in many different shapes, sizes and structures. Acquiring an existing business can often be far ...
Increased Penalties for ACL Breaches
On 18 September, legislation increasing penalties under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) came into effect. The ...
Fraudulent Mortgages – What are your rights?
The reported cases are littered with examples of a relative or business associate (the “fraudster”) of a property ...
How can a Restraint of Trade Clause affect your business?
Restraint of trade clauses are prevalent in all industries throughout Australia and the majority of Australians ...
Crowd Source Funding in Australia
A Brief History of Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding, a method of fundraising by collecting many small contributions from ...
Marino Law Promotes Promising Talent
Gold Coast based law firm Marino Law has announced it has promoted property and commercial expert Andrew Taylor to ...
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