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15 Apr 2017
Mortgage Agreements - 6 Things To Consider
A mortgage agreement is a contract between a borrower (the ‘mortgagor’) and a lender (the ‘mortgagee’) whereby real...
07 Feb 2017
Asset Purchase Agreements - 6 Key Points
What is it? An asset purchase agreement is a contract which governs the sale of business assets from one party to...
23 Nov 2016
Retail Shop Business Sales: New Pre-Contract Lease Disclosure Requirement
From tomorrow, 25 November 2015, a seller of a business, connected to a Queensland retail shop lease, has new pre-contract disclosure req...
05 Nov 2016
Shareholders Disputes Series (Part 10 of 10) – Bad management of the company
Is this happening to you? Majority, you’re not running the company the way it should be – it’s just bad management!...
03 Oct 2016
Shareholders Disputes Series (Part 9 of 10) – No market for their shares
Is this happening to you? Majority, I can’t sell my shares. You won’t buy them at a reasonable price and I can’t sell them anywhere else...
08 Sep 2016
Unitholders Agreements Stand Up
Trading trusts, typically unit trusts, are regularly used to structure multiple owners’ entitlements in businesses. The business owners...
01 Sep 2016
Shareholder Disputes Series (Part 8 of 10) – No freedom to transfer shares
Is this happening to you? Majority, I want to go out but I’m stuck. I can’t transfer my shares!...
01 Aug 2016
Shareholders Disputes Series (Part 7 of 10) - Inability to prevent dilution of their shares
Is this happening to you?Majority, you’re issuing shares that I can’t afford to buy so that my interest and rights in the company are reduce
11 Jul 2016
Shareholder Disputes Series (Part 6 of 10) - Limited access to information about the company’s affairs
Is this happening to you? Majority, you’re not giving me any information on the financials or affairs of the company. I’m in the dark!...
26 Jun 2016
Shareholder Disputes Series (Part 5 of 10): Exclusion from management / No Involvement in important decision making
Is this happening to you? Majority, you not allowing me to be a director or be employed by the company as expected. You’re not running any..
24 Jun 2016
Shareholders Disputes Series (Part 4 of 10): The majority are diverting corporate opportunity / are operating a competing business
Is this happening to you? Majority, you came across that business opportunity in your position with the company. It’s the company’s, not...
06 Jun 2016
Shareholder Disputes Series (Part 3 of 10): Little or no participation in profits
Is this happening to you? Majority, the company is profitable and we’ve got more money in reserve. You should be paying me a dividend but...
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