Newsletters for Clever Business Operators
DECEMBER 2019
- Consumer guarantees and product warranties: Can your business afford to get it wrong?
- Is it illegal for someone to record or film me?
- Start Your Business on the Right Foot
- Compliments of the Holiday Season
NOVEMBER 2019
- Spotlight on Employees of Negligent Bosses
- Who can be bothered! – The importance of carefully preparing and keeping Minutes of Board Meetings
- The Silly Season and How to Survive It – The Legal Perspective
- I’m Just a Man 3 – Mental Health Awareness Gala
OCTOBER 2019
- Welcome Francine Clancy
- Is your business compliant with Victoria’s new Labour Hire Laws?
- Are you a freelance artist or contractor thinking of heading over to California for work?
- Spring Clean!
SEPTEMBER 2019
- Like friends at your beach house in January: How charging clauses have a funny way of just turning up
- How should I be credited on a film, tv or music project?
- Calling Australia home
- BCorp News
- Best For The World: Workers 2019
AUGUST 2019
- Important notice for labour hire businesses
- My lawyer is not miserable and its frankly disorienting! Why working flexibly has made all the difference for me
- Better Business for a Better World
- Walk & Shine – Fundraiser Saturday 3rd August
JULY 2019
- Important notice for labour hire businesses
- Want to know the first thing your lawyers do when you ask them to look at your agreement? Check that you actually have one!
- Better Business for a Better World – Celebrating BCorp month
- 15th annual Victorian Legal Awards
JUNE 2019
- Moral Clauses
- Accounting for IP in a Sale of Business: Know what you’re giving away (and charge for it!)
- All care and no responsibility: Why unreasonable standard terms contracts might be a risk to your business
- We’ve hit the five year milestone!
MAY 2019
- I’ll take your business but not your problems! – The importance of understanding lease reinstatement obligations when purchasing a business
- The net is closing in: Is your website about to land you in this trap?
- Espresso Martinis + Impact
APRIL 2019
- How to avoid an expensive and disruptive dispute
- Land tax bill a kick in the guts? Wait until you get your landlord’s one!
- General Protections – Rankin’s Workplace Relations Forum
- Business as a force for good
MARCH 2019
- Welcome Rebekah O’Sullivan
- Entertainment Visas
- What If My Business Partner Gets Hit By A Bus?
- International Women’s Day 2019 #BalanceforBetter
FEBRUARY 2019
- Why the Dispute Resolution Clause in your Contracts is Important (A.K.A. Everyone is Friends Until They’re Not!)
- Paying Penalty Rates – What we can Learn from Pizza Hut
- Podcast: Reducing Risk in the Workplace with Rachel Derrico
- Social Impact Business Meet-Up
JANUARY 2019
- Your IP needs lovin’ too!
- Underpaying your employees may cost you more than you think
- No BS, flexibile working (even for our admin team!)
- Adhering to dress codes in 2019
DECEMBER 2018
- Why would I pay for your business when you’ve already given it to me? The importance of a well-crafted Confidentiality Agreement in sale negotiations
- ACCC proactively addresses unfair dairy contract terms
- APRA to Impose Strict Cyber Security Rules
- The Silly Season and How to Survive It – The Legal Perspective
NOVEMBER 2018
- Long service leave changes apply 1 November 2018
- What’s Mine is Yours! Owning Your IP in the Gig Economy
- November Already! How did that Happen?
- Melbourne BCorp Business Group – Networking with Heart
OCTOBER 2018
- PPSR: Boring as Hell, but Important for Landlords!
- Termination of ABC’s Managing Director – Potential Legal Claims
- Working Overseas
- BCorp: Wellness in the Workplace
SEPTEMBER 2018
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Introducing Terry Lyons, Community Manager
- Assignment of a Lease: When Can a Landlord Refuse to Consent?
- Cleaning Business Recommendations Due in October 2018
- Do Your Casual Employees Have the Right to Convert to Permanent Employment?
- R Ur Employees OK? – HR Discussion Group
AUGUST 2018
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Rankin Law Update: Think you’re safe because you’re B2B? Well read on, it’s time to review your T&C’s!
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Rankin Law Update: Manufacturers and consumer rights
- Rankin Law Update: Parliamentary inquiry into franchises!
- Podcast: Wondering where all the progressive employers are?
- Australian Law Awards: Boutique Law Firm of the Year 2018
JULY 2018
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Welcome Fiona McLay and Pablo Wundheiler, Special Counsel
- Rankin Law Update: Domain Corp Scammers Busted!
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Rankin Law Update: Trading Goods from Overseas?
- Rankin Event: Preventing Discrimination in Recruitment
- Rankin Business Lawyers: B Corporation Best for the World 2018 Honoree
JUNE 2018
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Welcome Steve Gifford, Workplace Relations Practice Group Leader
- Happy 4th Birthday!
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In the spotlight: Joseph Carneli, Senior Associate
- Announcement: Rankin drops the ‘& Co.’
- Lawyers Weekly Article: Boutique reveals Brisbane expansion
MAY 2018
- Welcome Sarah Petrie, Secretary of State
- It’s Time to Review Your Privacy Policy
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Will Your ‘Zero-Tolerance Policy’ Withstand the Scrutiny of the Fair Work Commission?
- Make the Difference
- Lawyers Weekly Article: The New Law Firm Shunning Short-Term Fixes for Staff Engagement
APRIL 2018
- Who Owns the Business Name – A Lesson for Business
- Software Developers Beware
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Employer’s OH&S Duties To Employees Who Work From Home
- Dr Melanie Tan, Lawyer and Medico-Legal Consultant
MARCH 2018
- Welcome Dr. Melanie Tan, Lawyer and Medico-Legal Consultant
- Pheonix Companies
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.au Domain Name Reforms Spell Trouble for Businesses
- Oops, Wrong Recipient
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Global Legal Hackathon 2018
- International Women’s Day 2018: #PressforProgress
FEBRUARY 2018
- Uber’s Cover Up – A prime example of what not to do under the forthcoming ‘notifiable data breaches’ amendment
- Employment Law Case Study: Underpayments
- Tax and Cryptocurrencies
- Rankin & Co. + B Corporation
- Join Us: Executive Assistant / Paralegal Support Role, Sydney
JANUARY 2018
- It’s Time to Work on that Million-Dollar Idea! …Or at Least Protect it from Imitation.
- Cofounder Agreements
- Flexible Work Arrangements; Is it OK to Say No?
- GENEROSITY, Our Credo for 2018
DECEMBER 2017
- Start Your Business on the Right Foot
- Closing Your Company – Do It Properly
- Penalties Issued for Deliberate Underpayment of Staff
- Where You Stand with Online Purchases
NOVEMBER 2017
- Welcome Sofia Garcia Ladera, Consultant
- Employers and Franchisors Beware – New Bill Strengthens Watchdog and Imposes Tougher Penalties for Breaches of Workplace Laws
- Intellectual Property and Meta Tags; Three Lessons for Businesses
- The Fair Work App
OCTOBER 2017
- Welcome Robert Patterson, Chief Operating Officer
- Business Succession Planning
- ID numbers for directors as Turnbull government cracks down on phoenix companies
- Small Business Tax Concessions
- Workplace Safety: Helpful Tips
SEPTEMBER 2017
- Welcome Holly Bailey, Executive Assistant
- Shareholder Agreements
- Personal Bankruptcy and Liquidation of a Company
- New disciplinary options needed as Chevron unfairly sacks worker over racist slur
- Historic photo signifies rise of women to the most powerful positions in law
AUGUST 2017
- Welcome Rachel Derrico, Senior Associate
- Casual Conversion
- Safe Harbour Provisions (also a par on new ipso facto provisions)
- Rankin & Co. celebrates becoming a Certified B Corporation®
JUNE 2017
- First Formal Action Regarding Unfair Contract Terms
- Underquoting Laws
- Be Aware of Scams
- Happy Birthday!
MAY 2017
- The importance of having a solicitor review your lease
- ATO target high-risk small businesses
- ‘State of Land’ Report Released
- A Seth Godin quote to close…
APRIL 2017
- Upcoming Super Reforms
- ATO Debt will soon show on Credit Reports
- Stamp duty abolished for first home buyers
- Kicking Goals
MARCH 2017
- Prickly Partners
- Government Investigation into Superannuation Guarantee Compliance
- Uber’s GST Fight with ATO over for now
- ASIC’s Money Smart – ‘First Business’ Free App
FEBRUARY 2017
- Workplace Laws: Underpayment of employees
- ACCC Stats and News Report
- PPSR Grace Period Ended
- Exploit the Network
JANUARY 2017
- Personal Guarantees: Only fools rush in!
- What’s in a name: Domain name disputes
- AFS licensing requirements for accountants who provide SMSF services
- Tools of Titans
DECEMBER 2016
- New Chief Justice: Susan Kiefel
- Contract Signing Technology
- GST on Low Value Imported Goods
- Common Unfair Contract Terms
- And a Rankin & Co Xmas Message…(courtesy of Seth Godin)
NOVEMBER 2016
- Entrepreneurs’ Toolkit
- Superannuation Reforms
- The Importance of Cyber Security
- Read This: 7 Insanely Powerful Lessons My Mentor Taught Me (Which I Didn’t Realize Until Later)
OCTOBER 2016
SEPTEMBER 2016
- Unfair Contracts
- Defamation Ruling on Facebook Post
- Redundancy Calculations
- Ways to get paid faster
- And finally…
AUGUST 2016
- Director Personal Liability for Employee Entitlements
- Legalize Uber?
- ANZ Bank Fees – High Court Ruling
- Where do we come from? Where are we going?
JULY 2016
- Fairer VCAT Fees from 1 July 2016
- ‘or’ means ‘or’ in 15 year determination
- Snapchat Filters close to breaching copyright laws
- Rankin & Co are PEXA Lawyers
JUNE 2016
- Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Payments
- Increase In Minimum Wage
- Faster, Better, Smarter!
MAY 2016
- Budget 2016
- Australian Consumer Law Applied to Foreign Company
- Rankin & Co Website
- We’re Hiring
- Museum Dance Off