Commercial Law

    Commercial/Business Law

    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 team of business solicitors can help. We know Australian business laws through and through and have sound experience across many different industries. We offer practical legal solutions to individuals, small businesses and SMEs.

    At FutureLegal our team of business lawyers offer the following legal services for business:

    • Business structures: If you are establishing a new business enterprise we can help you make sure that you are setting the business up soundly, whether by partnership, joint venture, company, trust or franchise. If you’re looking to restructure your business we can help with partnership dissolutions and corporate restructures.
    • Business contracts: Our commercial lawyers can prepare or review all types of legal contracts including purchase or sale of business, Put and Call Options, franchise agreements, supply agreements, service agreements, distribution agreements, partnership agreements, commercial contracts. We’ll make sure that the contract terms and conditions are suitable for your business now and into the future and ensure that due diligence standards are met.
    • Commercial disputes and commercial litigation: We offer dispute resolution services and business litigation covering a wide range of problems including breach of contract, building and property disputes, debt recovery, copyright infringement, partnership disputes and corporations law.
    • Corporations law: We can assist with shareholders agreements, advice on corporate governance, documenting company administrations.
    • Franchises: If you’re looking to buy into a franchise we can help you go through the franchise agreement and franchisor disclosure documents to make sure that you are aware of all of the issues that could make or break your new business.
    • Copyright, trademarks and patents: We can help you manage and enforce your intellectual property rights, including litigation where needed. We can also help you with registering designs, patents and trademarks.
    • 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 law and small business legal advice: We offer small business legal help in a wide range of matters including trade practices law and consumer law.
    • Workplace and employment: We can draw up or review employment contracts and workplace agreements as well as assist with disputes and unfair dismissals. We can also assist with occupational health and safety issues.
    • Bankruptcy and insolvency: We can assist with the whole process of recovering money owed to you from an initial Letter of Demand through to Statement of Claim and Court Judgment.
    • Taxation and finance: we can draft and review mortgages, guarantees, charges and other securities documentation as well as advise in regard to GST, Capital Gains and Land Tax.
    • Business succession and asset protection: You need a plan in place to make sure that your business and personal assets are protected. We can work with your business and family to devise a plan that keeps your hard won assets safe through unit, discretionary and family trusts, Wills and/or Powers of Attorney.
    Our business legal services can help get business startups and microbusinesses off to a good start and help nurture and sustain more established businesses and corporate enterprises.Nobody likes to think about it too much, but inevitably one day you will have to leave your business or farm, whether by selling up, retiring or leaving for health reasons.

    Banking & Finance Law

    At FutureLegal our banking and finance lawyers work closely with major banks and other financial institutions such as credit unions, mortgage providers and private equity companies to achieve commercial results for the banking and finance market.

    Our solicitors include experts in banking and finance law who provide legal services for:
    • Commercial, industrial and residential ventures
    • Lending facilities and financial agreements
    • Commercial property development
    • Financing loan transactions with the securities market
    • Commercial leasing
    • Residential mortgage security
    • Debt recovery advice
    • Strategic planning for legal concerns in major projects
    • Mortgage documentation

    Business Purchase/Sale

    At FutureLegal our business lawyers have the necessary skills and experience to advise you on the purchase or sale of a business. We can assist you with business types including companies, partnerships, and trusts.

    Each party to a sale or purchase of business transaction should be independently advised by a lawyer and an accountant.

    Future Legal can help with:
    • Business structures
    • Contracts
    • Lease terms
    • Put and Call options
    • Goodwill and valuation of business assets
    • Tax considerations
    • Liaison with financial institutions
    • Transfers of liquor licences and poker machine entitlements
    • Transfers of equipment licences
    • Franchising agreements
    • Arranging due diligence searches and inspections
    • Organising and attending settlement

    Corporate Law/Advice

    At Future Legal our business and commercial lawyers can provide assistance for a range of commercial and business legal matters, including:
    • Legal advice if you are starting a business
    • Advice in regard to business structures including partnerships, trusts and corporations
    • Business name registration
    • Partnership and joint venture agreements
    • Buying and selling a business
    • Lease agreements
    • Guarantees and security documents
    • Bankruptcy and debt collection
    • Estate and succession planning
    • Advice in regard to business management and administration
    • Employment law including employment contracts, employee rights, unfair dismissal and confidentiality agreements
    • Administrative law
    • Copyright and intellectual property law
    • Advice on legislative requirements, including corporate structure, governance and compliance
    • Corporate and commercial litigation in Court
    • Advice in regard to tax law including capital gains tax
    • Advice for non-profit organisations and charities
    • Corporate mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and sales
    • Lending agreements & the securities market
    • Employee share and; option schemes 
    In line with our motto, we are always looking for the best outcome for you during the whole litigation process, thus ensuring your future is safe with us. 

    If you are embrolied in litigation and looking for representation, or if you are looking to initiate court proceedings, we are here for you. Simply fill out the form below and our team will be in touch. For urgent matters, feel free to call or sms our urgent number and we will respond promptly. 

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