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No one knows your business like you do. That’s why we take the time to understand your business goals and create a personalised legal strategy, to help you get the result you’re after.
Our commercial services include:
Leasing
- Retail leases
- Commercial leases
- Farming leases
- Share farming agreements, where the owner and share farmer split the costs and profits of the yield
Sale of business & property
- Purchase and sale of assets
- Purchase and sale of shares in companies
- Restraint of trade
Litigation
- Breach of contract
- Recovery of damages
- Performance of a contract
General advice
- Drafting and interpreting commercial contracts
- Drafting licence agreements
- General commercial advice
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do I need to register a lease?
You need to register a lease if the lease term plus any option term referred to in the lease exceeds 3 years.
If I am purchasing a business, how do I ensure that the seller does not set up a new business to compete against me?
When negotiating the terms of the contract you should insist on a restraint of trade clause which restrains the seller from competing against your business. It is important that any restraint of trade does not go too far, otherwise it may not be valid.
Do I need to have a written contract to sell a business or property?
You do need a written contract to sell real property (land). You do not need a written contract to sell equipment, or intellectual property, but it gives you further protection and guarantees that you will receive what you agreed to and provides a process for you to obtain compensation (or right a wrong) if you do not receive what you agreed to.
Can I specify in a contract a process to resolve disputes without proceeding to Court?
Yes, a contract may state that any dispute be resolved by any means such as mediation, conciliation, arbitration, or simply by appointing a person (and how they are appointed) to resolve the dispute. This may assist you to minimise and/or control costs incurred in settling disputes.
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