by AntcliffeScott | Aug 1, 2024 | Business, Directors, Directorship, PPSR
Australia continues to resist falling into “technical” recession – measured as two consecutive quarters of negative growth – and unemployment remains logic-defyingly low. However, our small and medium business clients are telling us that these...
by AntcliffeScott | Jun 6, 2024 | Business, Computer Implemented Inventions (CIIs), Intellectual Property, IP Rights
With the constant development and advancement of digital technologies, we often get asked how computer implemented inventions (CIIs), processes and business systems can be protected. Whether or not CIIs are patentable subject matter is widely debated even by the...
by AntcliffeScott | Apr 28, 2024 | Business, Contracts, Unfair Contracts
As previously discussed in our piece: Unfair Contracts, Resetting the Balance Between Big and Small Businesses, new laws have been passed (effective as of 9 November 2023) that prohibit the use of “unfair contract terms” in standard form small business...
by AntcliffeScott | Feb 29, 2024 | Estate Planning, Wills
We have all heard the saying “You can’t take it with you” and you certainly can’t control your money from the grave. You can of course make arrangements through the making of a Will during your life that will ensure that when you die, the NSW Supreme Court will make...
by AntcliffeScott | Dec 20, 2023 | Contracts
This year saw a high profile court case between former Network Ten political editor, Dr van Onselen, and his former employer Network Ten, over a non-disparagement clause that formed part of an agreed employment settlement Deed of Release upon completion of his tenure....