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18 Jun 2022
When a Director Departs: What Executives Need to Consider
In a previous article, we spoke about restraint clauses. But we didn’t cover restraint clauses in relation to company directors, who want..
13 Jun 2022
Partnership and Shareholders’ Agreements: What You Need to Know
Businesses often start as an idea. Sometimes, they start as a personal idea that you have cultivated and pursued over the course of...
15 Apr 2021
Franchising: Risks, Rewards, and Rights
Franchising arrangements form the basis of a very common business model. Some of the best known franchises exist in...
16 Mar 2020
Directors’ Duties: How do They Affect your Business?
As a small to medium business owner, you’ve no doubt got a lot of regulations to contend with. Almost all commercial...
16 Dec 2019
Starting a New Business: Companies, Trusts, Partnerships, Sole Traders, and Joint Ventures
Starting a new business is exciting. It’s an opportunity to weave your commercial ideas into something tangible, and...
02 Sep 2019
Restraint of Trade Clauses and your Rights
Almost everyone has signed an employment agreement or contract before. Usually, it’s an experience filled with...
14 Dec 2018
How to Protect your Personal Assets as a Business Owner
Introduction As a business owner, you put a lot into your work. Time, effort, and money are the main foundations of a...
01 Apr 2016
Partnership Dissolutions - What Happens?
When business people enter into open ended partnerships, which is most common, then generally any partner can dissolve the partnership by...
01 Mar 2016
Director Duties: The Basics
What are the key duties of a director of a company? As a director of a company, you will be asked to make many decisions in relation to the
01 Nov 2015
Company Directors Beware! 10 Signals Your Company Is Insolvent
As a director, you must stop your company from trading if it is unable to meet its debts. Otherwise, as a director...
01 Oct 2015
How Legal Contracts Strengthen Business Relationships
The use of legal contracts can often be perceived as sign of mistrust. This is particularly when a person is entering...
05 Apr 2015
Franchise Agreements - Some things to consider
A franchise agreement is the legally binding contract between the owner of a company (the franchisor) and an...
11 Jun 2013
A Few Words On ... Trade Marks
We believe there is a misconception amongst business owners that registering a business name with ASIC provides them...
05 Jun 2013
Distribution Agreements - What you need to know
A distribution agreement is a contract made between the manufacturer of a product and the person or company who...
04 Jun 2013
Dealer Agreements - 6 Key Points
A dealer agreement is a contract between a distributor of goods and the company who sells them to the public...
04 Jun 2013
Agency Agreements - Some key points
An agency agreement is a contract which enables one party (the “agent”) to enter into subsequent agreements on behalf...
18 Apr 2013
Developing iPhone Applications: the Legal Implications
If you have a great idea for an iPhone application, the development of the application understandably takes priority...
26 Feb 2013
One Million Dollars – A Lot of Chocolate for a Company Director
The introduction last year of laws making company directors personally liable for their company’s outstanding PAYG...
23 Jun 2012
The New Directors Penalty Regime
The new Director Penalty Regime, introduced in June 2012, ends all doubt about whether a director can have a passive...
30 Mar 2012
Gym Sales: Legal Aspects For A Buyer
Key Points The Business Sale Contract should be conditional upon a thorough investigation of the financial standing...
25 Sep 2011
Partnership Agreements: Getting Them Right
What are the important terms of a partnership or shareholders agreement? It is often said that partnerships can make...
23 Sep 2011
What Does a Good Business Lawyer Do?
What does a good business lawyer or good commercial lawyer do? Negotiating a business deal; formalising it in writing...
21 Sep 2011
The Importance of Legal Risk Managment
What is Legal Risk Management? Effective legal risk management involves the development of suitable strategies to...
15 Sep 2011
Building a Business: Structure for Success
Quite often when setting up your own business, one of the most important decisions to be made is what type of...
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