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If you operate a small business, advertise goods or services, negotiate with suppliers, are a franchisor or distributor, or compete with other businesses, then you should have a Trade Practices Act compliance program in place.

This article contains a brief discussion of the key changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct after 1 July 2010.

In late January, the Treasury released an options paper (www.mcmahonclarke.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/DM315546.pdf) as part of the future of financial advice reforms requesting feedback and comments for possible options for a new regime for the distinction between wholesale and retails clients.

These draft 2021 legislative changes will affect franchisors and franchisees and what they should do to prepare.

Franchisors are required to create a profile and include their key disclosure information on the Register.

How franchisors can deal with threatened or actual insolvency by franchisees.

If sellers misrepresent their sales when selling, they forfeit protections in their contract regarding misrepresentations.

Franchisors should ensure that all disclosure documents and franchise proposals are carefully prepared and are accurate.

These seven tips may assist franchisors with the ongoing challenge of franchisee encouragement and recruitment.

These reforms address widespread concern into the exploitation of vulnerable workers through underpayment or coercion.

Employers should develop, implement and review appropriate governance structures to ensure compliance with the FW Act.

Article compiles for franchisors a 10 step guide to compliance.

Potential business owners should be aware of due diligence and how it affects the consideration of their business venture.

The Government has released for public consultation draft amendments to strengthen the Franchising Code of Conduct.

The Full Court of the Federal Court recently considered the unusual circumstance of a party to a contract seeking to rely on an express right of termination, even though that party had itself repudiated the contract.

Don't accept standard clauses from a landlord to accept a leasing deal, if they don't suit your specific business model.

The Bakers Delight ruling confirmed franchisors can be liable for franchisees' workplace breaches, heightening compliance risks.