- The sale of a business is complex. Legislation requires that various formal steps have to be taken. It is important to get professional help to ensure that your business sale or purchase is done legally and properly.
- You can run your business in a variety of different ways. It is important to select the right model. A properly designed business structure can minimise your personal risk and have a variety of other benefits, including taxation benefits.
- as a sole trader in your own name;
- through a company;
- through a trust; or
- in a partnership with others.
- In many cases, it will require some combination of these options. Our lawyers can help you select the model that best suits your needs. Having professional help from the beginning can make all the difference. But it’s never too late to get things right.
- Does your business need premises?
- It is important that you select the right staffing model. Are your staff members going to be employees or independent contractors? If they are employees, should they be permanent or casual? Selecting the right staffing model can minimise your staffing costs and provide you with the flexibility you need to run your business efficiently and profitably.
- How do you enter into contracts with customers, suppliers, and others? Are the documents you have in place adequate to protect your interests? Are you entering into a complex commercial agreement that could cause your business serious damage if it goes wrong?
- Things occasionally go wrong in business. Our lawyers can help you achieve common-sense and cost-effective solutions to any dispute. They are committed to the mediation of disputes and treat litigation as a last resort.
- Our lawyers are also available to help you with a wide range of other business matters, including—
- the formation and management of companies, trusts and partnerships;
- buying and selling shares;
- the payment of dividends;
- arranging business finance;
- business audits and reviews;
- investigations by government bodies;
- the winding up of companies;
- insolvency; and
- voluntary administration.