VideoPost: ‘Bullet-Proof’ Your Business – Asset Protection
This VideoPost is a six part series on practical asset protection strategies for entrepreneurs and their businesses.
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What is a ‘Company Power of Attorney’?
Have you thought about what would happen to your company if you became incapacitated, or worse, if you died? Who would pay the bills, and enforce the company’s rights?
People who influence us
Nassim Taleb, philosopher As you will see in this post, we like TED talks. However, we like Nassim Taleb even more. And despite the fact that Nassim gave a talk at the 2008 TED conference, you will not find it on the web. Maybe because he has accused TED of...
Who owns your customers?
There will be times when an employee leaves your business and you find out later that several significant customers have followed them to their new employment or business. What can you, as a former employer, do in these situations?
What should be in a ‘Heads of Agreement’?
Businesses often enter into ‘heads of agreement’, ‘letters of intent’, or a ‘memorandum of understanding’ in the course of negotiating a deal, often without input from a lawyer. So which of these are binding, and which aren’t?
4 key things to think about before you start your estate planning
Estate planning basically involves working out what you have, deciding where you would like it to go, and then choosing people to make that happen. Here’s 4 simple questions that you will need to answer to get things started.
Are your standard contracts valid in Australia? ‘Australianising’ your foreign contracts
We are commercial lawyers with a wealth of experience in tailoring foreign commercial contracts to ‘play nicely’ in Australia.
Death and child provision. Do you understand what happens?
The effect of death on ‘Child Support Agreements’ and ‘Binding Financial Agreements’ can be a little complicated – but more importantly, can have unintended consequences for your Estate Planning.
Happy Birthday to the PPSA!
The Personal Property Securities Act (the PPSA) celebrated its 1st birthday on 30 January 2013. However, the way the PPSA applies to internal business structures is frequently overlooked.