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Legal Issues Guide for Small Business

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An overview of all Legal Topics and Related Areas

Accounting & Records

• Accounting & Records

Banks & Financial Institutions

• Cheques
• Entering Into Loan Agreements
• Financial Services Reform

Business Failure

• Bankruptcy
• Insolvency

Business Relationships

• Contracting/Sub-Contracting
• Distribution/Licensing
• Employee or independent contractor
• Franchising
• Principals and Agents

Business Structures

• Company
• Partnership
• Sole Trader
• Trust

Buying & Selling Businesses

• Issues Arising Out of Buying and Selling Businesses

Contracts

• Breaking Agreements
• Making An Agreement
• Signing An Agreement
• Tendering

Credit & Debt Recovery

• Provision of Credit
• Recovering Debts

Dispute Resolution Proceedings

• Dispute Resolution and Handling

Employment Issues

• WorkChoice System
• Agreements
• Australian Fair Pay and Conditions standard
• Fairness in the Workplace
• Hiring and Termination of Employees
• Safety in the Workplace
• Superannuation
• Unions
• Workplace Agreements

Fair Trading

• Abuse of Market Power
• Australian Made - Country of Origin
• Exclusive Dealing/Third Line Forcing
• Misleading or Deceptive Conduct
• Pricing
• Unconscionable Conduct

Import/Export & Customs

• Customs Issues
• Import/Export Issues

Insurance

• Insurance and Indemnity

Legal Proceedings

• Court Processes
• Court System
• Enforcement of Judgments

Legal Remedies

• Damages
• Injunction
• Rescission/Termination
• Specific Performance

Liability

• Defamation
• Liability of Occupier's of Premises
• Negligence
• Negligent Misstatement
• Nuisance
• Sale of Goods
• Trespass

Multimedia Aspects

• Doing Business on the Internet
• Electronic Commerce
• Privacy

Planning & Environment Issues

• Environmental Issues
• Planning Issues

Preparing to Gain Legal Advice

• Selecting a Lawyer

Privacy

• Does your business need to comply?
• Privacy overview

Property

• Buying and Selling

Protecting Your Ideas

• Business Names
• Copyright
• Designs
• Passing Off
• Patents
• Trade Marks
• Trade Secrets

Taxation

• BAS
• GST
• Tax Issues