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?
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?
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.
Taming the ‘Seven Dogs’ of business succession planning
No matter what type of business you’re in, it’s important to protect yourself against the unexpected – what we refer to as the “Seven Dogs”: Death, Disability, Divorce, Default, Departure, Disagreement and Deadlock.
When one of these events occurs, often one business owner will want to take ownership and control of the business, and the other owner (or their family) will want funds to maintain their lifestyle.
A lot of questions then arise…
Podcast: Employees v. Contractors
Hear Andrew Andreyev on ABC Radio 891 Drive-time in Adelaide discuss the differences between ’employees’ and ‘independent contractors’.
Are you an ‘employee’ or ‘independent contractor’, and why should you care?
Over the past couple of decades there has been a clear shift away from ‘traditional employment’, and towards people acting as independent contractors or ‘freelancing’. This has important impacts on both ’employees’ and ’employers’.
Dismissal – when is it fair and when is it not?
Answers to some common questions about unfair dismissal, unlawful termination and the options for employers and employees.
Why use quality legal documents?
Most “standard” legal documents will not achieve their intended outcome. Why?
Are you going to be personally responsible for your company’s debts?
The personal consequences of insolvency for directors continue to deepen. Set out in this article are some indicators of when you should be taking advice on your potential exposures.