Season 2
Episodes
75 - When a client list goes walking
When a client list goes walking This episode recounts the 2026 NSW Supreme Court decision Body Sculpting Clinics v Palmer, where clinic manager and part-shareholder Ms Palmer resigned, emailed herself nearly 4,000...
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74 - The $83,000 mistake in a commercial lease
Hoang v Hungry Jack’s: How One Word in a Lease Decided $83,000 a Year The episode explains the 2026 Supreme Court of New South Wales case Hoang v Hungry Jack’s, a dispute over an $83,000 annual rent gap caused by...
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73 - Use it or lose it - trade mark non-use
Australia Trademark Non-Use Removal: Use It or Lose It (Trade Marks Act s92)
The episode explains that Australian trademark registration is conditional on genuine use and can be removed under the “use it or lose it”...
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72 - Dying without a Will - what happens with your business
Intestacy and Your Business: What Happens If You Die Without a Will in NSW
Melissa Bush explains how dying without a valid will in New South Wales triggers the Succession Act 2006 intestacy formula (spouse/de facto,...
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71 - Dealing with flexible working arrangement requests
Flexible Work Requests Under Australia’s Fair Work Act: Lessons from Talaugon v Alight (2025)
Melissa Bush explains how flexible work requests under s65 of the Fair Work Act became a tightly regulated process after...
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70 - Consumer guarantees & warranties - what you must understand
Consumer Guarantees vs Warranties: Refund Policies, ACCC Enforcement, and What’s Changing in the ACL
Melissa Bush explains Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees and how they differ from voluntary warranties,...
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69 - Watch what you say: cartel conduct
Anti-Competitive Conduct: Cartels, Competitors and the Five Rules for Small Business
Host Melissa Bush explains how Australian competition law under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 applies to businesses and...
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68 - The real role of mediation for business partners
Mediation for Australian Businesses: Resolving Disputes Early, Especially in Family Partnerships
Melissa Bush explains mediation as a structured, facilitated process where an independent mediator helps parties...
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67 - How AML/CTF may now affect your small business
1 July 2026 Law Changes: Tranche Two AML/CTF Rules Now Apply to Jewelers and Precious Metal Dealers
On 1 July 2026, multiple national changes begin: the lowest marginal income tax rate drops from 16% to 15% for...
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66 - EOFY Legal Checklist
EOFY Legal Checklist for Australian Businesses: 7 Actions to Take in the Final 6 Days In the final six days of the 25–26 financial year, Melissa Bush presents a practical end-of-financial-year legal checklist for...
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65 - Employment law changes from 1 July 2026: what you need to know
1 July 2026 Employment Law Changes: Wage Rises, Payday Super, Parental Leave Expansion & Victoria NDA Restrictions
Melissa Bush briefs Australian employers on key employment law changes taking effect from 1 July...
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64 - The Great Wealth Transfer
The Great Wealth Transfer: Family Business Succession Without Family Fallout
Melissa Bush explains that Australia is entering its largest intergenerational wealth transfer, with $3.5 trillion (possibly closer to $5...
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