All Articles From Sandy Donaldson
2025 Edition of Best Lawyers: Celebrating Our Leaders and a Rising Star
DW Fox Tucker Lawyers is delighted to announce that several of our firm’s leaders and a rising star have been recognised in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in Australia awards across 15 categories.…
Is a Trade Mark License a Franchise?
In Australia, franchises are regulated by the Franchising Code of Conduct (Franchise Code) made under section 51 AE of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Commonwealth). A franchise consists of…
Deeds vs Agreements
Many legal documents are designated as either “Deeds” or “Agreements”. What are the differences, and pros and cons, of Deeds and Agreements? It is worth going back to basics to look at what these are…
Trade Mark Use/Copyright and Fair Dealing – AGL v Greenpeace
Trade mark owners of marks, which are logos or devices, are well advised to ensure that they own copyright in the marks, which are artistic works for the purposes of copyright. This will mean that in…
When Can You Send Unsolicited Electronic Messages?
This article examines when a business can send cold-call or unsolicited electronic messages. The answer is, broadly, only in very limited circumstances, particularly if the message has a marketing…
Advertising Health Services
Section 133 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010 prescribes rules for advertising health services and reads: A person must not advertise a regulated health…
Lessons From Theranos
Takeaways for Australian directors from the fall of Silicon Valley’s brightest star
Vendor Safety Nets
Big transactions come with big risk. Our M&A team has put together a quick guide to limiting Vendor liability in large transactions
Bind Games
Whether under Contract or on the guillotine, execution is a serious matter with potentially grave consequences
Personal and Confidential Information: Employer Obligations to Employees
Much has been written, and many cases have been litigated, in relation to the obligations of employees to keep confidential information of their employer confidential, and not to misuse the…
DWFT Report
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