aintreelegal, Author at Aintree Group Legal

Domain Names in the context of a business sale
Byaintreelegal February 11, 2025February 11, 2025

Websites are a keystone of many modern businesses. While some websites are simple ‘brochures’ that just describe goods or services, in other cases a website may be the essential element of the business itself. The clean and appealing look of modern websites often bely their legal complexity. They embody a number of legal concepts, rights and assets, including: Domain Names Although you may think that your business “owns” its domain name, in reality a domain name is a licence. In…

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Is Bitcoin actually property?
Byaintreelegal January 31, 2025January 31, 2025

The Supreme Court of Victoria recently confirmed that Bitcoin is indeed property under Australian law. This is an important development that brings Australia in line with the law in the UK and other countries. Background The decision in Re Blockchain Tech Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 690 concerned separate transfers of Bitcoins valued at several million dollars, with those Bitcoins allegedly either to be held under a bailment…

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Updates to the Franchising Code of Conduct – 1 April 2025
Byaintreelegal January 8, 2025January 8, 2025

Following a review of franchising law in Australia, a new Franchising Code of Conduct will come into effect on 1 April 2025 (with some transitional arrangements to apply from 1 November 2025). Both franchisors and franchisees need to be aware of these changes. Summary of Changes The amendments to the Code are extensive. Because of the scope of the…

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New Notification Regime for Mergers of Australian Businesses
Byaintreelegal December 13, 2024December 13, 2024

Under the new laws, Australia will adopt a mandatory notification regime for business mergers that exceed certain monetary thresholds.

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‘Interest free’ purchases cost a lot more than you think
Byaintreelegal October 23, 2024November 11, 2024

The Federal Court recently ruled in a matter concerning ‘interest free’ loans for household goods offered by Harvey Norman and Latitude Financial Services.

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Are conditional gifts a good idea?
Byaintreelegal October 15, 2024November 11, 2024

The classic conditional gift in a Will is a sum of money dependent on the beneficiary reaching an important milestone.

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Workplace law changes coming 26 August 2024
Byaintreelegal August 23, 2024November 11, 2024

A number of changes to workplace laws will come into effect on 26 August 2024.

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Specific Will Bequests and Why Codicils are Evil
Byaintreelegal August 6, 2024June 11, 2025

Estate Planning Movies that might count as CPD (but probably won’t): We’ll start this week by looking at director Wes Anderson’s best movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel.

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Are we witnessing the end of witnessing Statutory Declarations?
Byaintreelegal July 26, 2024November 11, 2024

Earlier this year, the federal government amended the Statutory Declarations Act in two important ways.

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Unfair Contracts Update: PayPal’s Small Business Contracts Contain Unfair Terms
Byaintreelegal July 10, 2024November 11, 2024

Significant changes to laws governing unfair contracts have come into effect, expanding the scope of laws prohibiting unfair terms.

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