BUSINESS NAMES, DOMAIN NAMES and TRADE MARKS: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

BUSINESS NAME It is a (very!) common misconception that the registration of a business name (under the Business Name Registration Act 2011 (Cth)), company name or a website domain name confers some form of ownership or exclusive rights to the use of that name in Australia. It doesn’t! Only if the name is registered as… Continue reading BUSINESS NAMES, DOMAIN NAMES and TRADE MARKS: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Quick Practical Tip for Increasing Security with Payments to Clients and Third Parties

How to Reduce Payment Fraud Risks with a Simple Security Step In light of the recent ‘hacking’ of a conveyancer’s IT system and payee details (no it wasn’t a failure by the PEXA system see – PEXA says platform remains secure), here’s some suggested, relatively-easy additional security steps your business could take when intending to… Continue reading Quick Practical Tip for Increasing Security with Payments to Clients and Third Parties