We are a full service commercial law firm.
We have a team of 15 lawyers and 2 paralegal/conveyancers.
We operate from offices in Sydney and Adelaide.
The services we offer include:
Business and Investment Structures
- Setting up business structures, including Partnerships, Companies and Trusts
- Setting up investments structures, including Trusts and Self Managed Super Funds
- Assisting with the franchising of a business concept
- Implementing comprehensive Shareholder Agreements, Unit Holder Agreements and Constitutions
- Setting up structures for collective investments, including Units Trusts, Unregulated Managed Investment Schemes and Regulated Managed Investments Schemes
- Providing advice and implementing strategies to protect accumulated wealth and business assets from unjust claims
Trading Structures
- Implementing Standard Trading Terms & Conditions (including privacy issues, trading references, guarantees, etc)
- Drafting tailored commercial agreements, including specialised “one off” type agreements
- Drafting and advising on loans and structured (and securitised) financing arrangements
- Implementing debt collection procedures, and other “cash acceleration” strategies
- Providing advice on Human Resources issues, including standard Employment Terms, Awards and Minimum Conditions, dismissal and restraints
Business sales and acquisitions
- Acting for people buying and selling businesses (ranging from small family businesses to medium sized enterprises)
- Acting for people buying into a business, or selling equity to an employee or outsider
- Implementing and challenging commercial restraints of trade
Estate & Business Succession Planning
- Preparing Wills and implementing more complex Estate Planning strategies
- Implementing Business Succession strategies, including Buy-Sell Agreements (funded and unfunded)
- Assisting people make a claim under a Will for an adequate share of the Estate assets (i.e. challenging a Will)
- Acting for Executors and Trustees of Wills to deal with claims for adequate provision
Property and Conveyancing
- Providing conveyancing services to people buying and selling real estate, including reviewing contracts, and providing associated GST advice
- Preparing and reviewing Commercial Leases
- Land Holding Agreements (including simple Joint Ownership Agreements)
- Development Agreements (and associated structures)
Family Law
- Assisting with divorce, separation and property settlements
- Preparing and advising on Binding Financial Agreements (commonly known as “Prenuptial Agreements”)
- Assisting with the dissolution of De facto relationships
- Advising on Domestic Relationship Agreements, Spousal Maintenance and Child Support
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law
- Assistance with all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency
- Corporate reconstructions
- Complete small business advisory service, including director duties and liabilities, and personal liability for taxation debts
Disputes
- Acting for people in commercial disputes with third parties
- Acting for people in commercial disputes with their business partners
- Acting for people in a dispute with the Tax Office or other revenue authority, including handling audits, objections and appeals
- Assisting people make a claim under a Will for an adequate share of the Estate assets (i.e. challenging a Will)
- Acting for Executors and Trustees of Wills to deal with claims for adequate provision.
Taxation Law and Tax Disputes
- Acting for people with significant tax debts to manage their situation with the Tax Office
- Providing technical tax advice on complex tax and superannuation laws
Notarial Services
- Attestation, verification and certification of documents
* Call us now on 1300 654 590 to find out how we can help you
