Achieving successful commercial objectives requires not only excellent legal and commercial advice; it’s also about collaborating with lawyers who understand your business, your industry and your expectations.

People who can transform complexity into clarity, people who you can depend on to shoulder responsibility, anticipate and manage risks and develop solutions.

Our Corporate & Commercial team acts for companies, individuals and investors on a range of strategic legal issues for their expansion and divestment strategies.

Our Expertise

Finance

• charges and mortgages
• finance or operating leases
• loans and securities

Contracts

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

Intellectual Property

• licences, assignments and sale of Intellectual Property
• trade mark registration (including international trade marks)
• trade mark opposition
• general Intellectual Property advice

Arts and Entertainment

• talent and employment agreements
• artist management agreements
• Intellectual Property (including copyright and trade marks)
• distribution and licensing agreements
• defamation

Franchising

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

Corporate Governance

• 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

Trade Practices

• advice on Trade Practice Act
• Trade Practices compliance program
• business + trade structuring
• product liability and recalls
• advertising content