Business & Partnership Agreements in particular:

• partnership and joint venture agreements
• asset ownership and investment structures
• preparation, review and advice regarding a range of commercial agreements
• negotiation of commercial contracts
• legal and regulatory compliance
• asset acquisitions and disposals
  
  

Corporation Governance in particular:

• company constitutions and shareholders' agreements
• the role, rights and duties of directors and officers
• the rights of shareholders
• the conduct of directors' and shareholders' meetings
• compliance with the Corporations Act
• reporting requirements
• continuous disclosure obligations
• ASX listing rules
• liaising with ASIC, APRA and ASX
• advice on compliance with the obligations contained in the Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act
  

Franchising

• the preparation, review and negotiation of franchise agreements and related transactions
• preparation and review of disclosure documents
• the rights and obligations of franchisees and franchisors
• compliance issues
• franchise disputes and litigation
• the use and creation of intellectual property in franchising arrangements
  
  

Insolvency & Enforcement 

• advice to creditors, administrators, receivers and liquidators in relation to personal bankruptcy and corporate insolvency.
• corporate reconstructions
• deeds of company arrangement
• breaches by directors of legal, equitable, fiduciary and statutory duties
• breaches of professional duties by auditors and advisers
• personal bankruptcies
• liquidations, receiverships, administrations
• litigation funding