+ Business Contracts and Advice

As transactional lawyers, we are not one-dimensional. We anticipate legal problems before they arise. This in turn keeps our costs down and our clients happy! We deliver what we promise: that's our commitment to you. 

No matter what area of your business requiring legal support, our specialist lawyers have the experience, understanding and strategic insight to deliver practical solutions.

Our expertise includes:

• contracts and business structures
• franchising
• corporate governance
• leases, acquisitions and fundraising
• Personal Property Securities
• Click here for our article on how the PPS affects motor dealers

contracts

• advice on a wide range of commercial contracts including advice on business structures and trusts
• terms and conditions of trade
• consumer credit applications
• privacy and data protection
• preparation of shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements
• distribution agency and other trade channel agreements
• international sale agreements

franchising

• franchise system development and structuring
• trade practices and compliance issues
• mediation, dispute resolution and litigation
• trade marks, copyright, design, patent advice and protection
• leasing and licensing agreements
• taxation issues - capital gains, stamp duty, GST
• franchise document preparation

corporate governance and shareholdings

• advising corporations (both public and private) in relation to ASIC and Corporations Act requirements
• advice on Directors' duties
• liabilities and rights of indemnity
• financial services regulation
• incorporation of companies
• appointment and resignation of Directors
• allotment of share capital
• share buy-backs

trade practices

• advice on Competition and Consumer Act
• Trade Practices compliance programs
• business + trade structuring
• product liability and recalls
• advertising content

leases, acquisitions and fundraising

• equipment and commercial and retail leasing
• purchase and sale of business
• employee share schemes
• financing and fundraising including small scale private offerings
• Personal Property Securities

We are busy redrafting terms of trade for many companies which supply goods on terms that include a retention of title clause and for businesses who store goods off site as well as those who supply goods by way of hire, consignment and hire purchase. Click here to see Leigh Adams' podcasts made at the request of the NSW Law Society to over 200 NSW lawyers explaining the new Personal Property Securities Act.

We have recently concluded a number of deals involving share and unit trust sales and purchases for several SME organisations. In one instance, we successfully prevented our client incurring resettlement duty of in excess of $1m!

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