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PRACTICE AREAS

Business and Commercial

Our lawyers are experienced professionals, with over forty years of combined experience serving clients of all sizes and types, from small individually owned service businesses, to large complex corporations, to mixed government and commercial owned enterprises.

Whether you are starting a business and looking for legal advice, looking for a business lawyer to assist with commercial litigation or planning to buy or sell a business our Canberra business lawyers can help. We offer practical legal solutions to individuals, small businesses and large organsisations.

We offer the following legal services for business:

Business Structures

If you are establishing a new business enterprise we can assist you setting the business up soundly, whether by partnership, joint venture, company, trust or franchise.

Business contracts

Our commercial lawyers can prepare or review all types of legal contracts including purchase or sale of business, partnership deeds, shareholder agreements, loan agreements, service agreements, distribution agreements, partnership agreements, commercial contracts. We’ll make sure that contract terms and conditions are future proof and that due diligence standards are met.

Property and Leasing

We can assist with retail leasing and commercial leasing for both landlords and tenants. We can also assist with the sale or purchase of commercial property.

Commercial Litigation  

Commercial disputes can be expensive and distracting. We can provide timely and expert advice to resolve disputes by negotiation or to fight for your rights in the Supreme Court, Magistrates Court, or any court for that matter.

In the modern environment, the courts will often require the parties to attempt settlement of their  disputes by attending a conference with an independent professional mediator. It is crucial to prepare your case early for mediation, have your best points ready and to seek a resolution on the best terms for you.

Common issues we deal with are:

Commercial lease dispute

Breach of contract

Negligence   

Debt recovery  – this can include claims in court, statutory demands against companies that owe debts and bankruptcy proceedings. It may also be important for you to review your commercial trading terms to assist in keeping trade debtors under control.

Employment litigation

Building and Property Disputes

It is very common for builders and their clients to have differences of view about their obligations, and these disputes can be frustrating and expensive. We can take on matters in residential or commercial building disputes, for builders or their clients, and obtain the expert evidence you will need to persuade a tribunal.

Meet our Business and Commercial Law Team

If you need high quality, cost-effective service and innovative legal solutions, contact us today for a 15-minute free phone consultation.

For more options, visit our Contact Us page.