Commercial

A share purchase agreement governs how ownership in a company is transferred and how risk is allocated between the buyer and seller as control changes hands under a share sale transaction.

Mergers and acquisitions involve complex commercial decisions that can reshape ownership, control, and the future direction of a business. Clear legal guidance helps manage risk, structure transactions effectively, and support confident decision making throughout the deal process.

Buying or selling a business involves making significant commercial decisions, with complexity around business structure, risk and timing that can affect value and outcomes throughout the transaction lifecycle.

Contracts shape how commercial relationships operate by setting out rights, obligations, and expectations between parties. Clear advice helps ensure agreements reflect commercial reality and support, rather than hinder your business objectives.

Intellectual property often sits at the core of a business’s value and commercial relationships. Clear legal advice helps ensure IP is properly owned, protected, and used in a way that supports growth and avoids disputes.

Operating a Registered Training Organisation involves ongoing regulatory and compliance obligations, including responding to audits, investigations, and regulatory action by ASQA. Clear legal guidance helps bring structure to these issues and supports informed decision making about how to respond and move forward.

A shareholders agreement (and related co-ownership agreements) provides a clear framework for how a business or investment is owned, managed and protected when there is more than one owner. Whether ownership is held through a company, unit trust, partnership or another structure, clear agreements help co-owners navigate change, manage uncertainty, and reduce the risk of disputes as circumstances evolve.

Franchising involves committing to a long-term business relationship with defined rights, obligations, and expectations. Clear legal advice helps franchisors and franchisees understand where they stand and move forward with confidence.

Startup and capital raising work involves bringing new funding into a business while managing regulatory requirements, investor expectations, and the impact on ownership and control through different stages of growth.