We provide the full suite of corporate and commercial legal advice to businesses in Australia and overseas. Our experience means we deliver legal advice that is commercially astute. Whether reviewing procurement contracts, negotiating business agreements or planning commercial strategies with our clients, our lawyers deliver legal expertise with commercial acumen.
Our expertise in this area includes advising in relation to:
Commercial and corporate legal matters
Contract review and preparation
Terms and conditions, supply agreements, distribution agreements, etc
Employment issues and service contracts
Directors’ duties
Workplace safety
Intellectual property
IT contracts
Buying and selling businesses and companies
Commercial property and leasing
Resources and industrial projects
Capital raisings
Due diligence for stock exchange listings
Bank and syndicated debt agreements
Franchise agreements
Business and entity structuring and succession planning
Transport, plant and equipment and logistics contracts
Construction contracts, including subcontractor agreements
Contaminated site issues and environmental liabilities
Competition and ACCC issues
Insolvency advice
Debt recovery
Our notable and relevant experience includes:
Advising Coogee Chemicals in relation to a multi-decade chlorine supply agreement with major industrial customer, including negotiation of supply and related agreements
Advising Coogee Chemicals in relation to industrial technology joint venture with CSIRO, including relationship and commercialisation agreements
Advising in relation to numerous transport and logistics agreements for carriers and customers throughout Western Australia, including Sadliers, Aurizon, Craig McDonald, AGL, Crane Worldwide, Gap Logistics, International Logistics, Damien Cole Group, Faststar, Kreuger Transport, Countrywide, Centurion, Stevens and others
Prepared and presented an ACCC Compliance Policy and Training Program to senior managers for a large Australian agribusiness across three states
Advised Coogee Chemicals in relation to long term chemical supply agreements with global titanium dioxide manufacturer
Reviewing and advising in relation to numerous franchise agreements
Acted for numerous companies to prepare or review consulting agreements
Prepared directors and officers insurance, indemnity and access deeds for numerous clients
Advised numerous clients in relation to redundancy and termination of employment
Acting for numerous companies to prepare employment contracts for senior executives and line employees
Acting for Coogee Group to prepare all fuel storage and terminal lease agreements
Acting for Lionel Samson Group on numerous commercial transactions across transport, wine and packaging sectors
Prepared plant hire agreements for several clients in Western Australia, including Titan Plant Hire and Coates Hire
Acted on behalf of clients who were defrauded by their financial advisor, securing a payment from the institution that employed the financial advisor
Prepared shareholder and partnership agreements for a syndicate that owns several supermarkets
Advised in relation to various partnership restructurings
Prepared legal agreements or various business and property investment syndicates
Preparing terms and conditions (T&C’s) for small, medium and large suppliers across a range of industries, including food services, manufacturing, pork production, seafood, marine services, mining services, marketing, website development and more
Prepared numerous shareholder and subscription agreements for small and medium business
Prepared numerous trust deeds (unit trust, discretionary trust, bare trust) for small, medium and large businesses
Acted as escrow agent for Wave Park Group in relation to capital raising for construction of surf park in Melbourne
On 3 June 2019 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC), Australia's competition and consumer protection regulator, released an ...
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