by admin | Jun 28, 2018 | Property Law
‘In Your Lease’ is an ongoing series where our resident lease experts offer their thoughts on common issues that arise when negotiating a lease or an extension to lease. This issue examines three common obligations found in Agreements to Lease and outlines...
by admin | Jun 28, 2018 | Business Law
The Personal Property Securities Register is effectively a national online ‘noticeboard’ that allows you to see registered security interests over personal property, such as cars, boats, or artworks (but not including land or buildings). It can provide information to...
by admin | Jun 28, 2018 | Business Law
There are some alternatives to bankruptcy. Proposing a debt agreement to your creditors is a means by which you may be able to avoid bankruptcy by compromising your debts. It is a binding agreement under Part IX of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) (Act) where, if a...
by admin | Jun 28, 2018 | Business Law
I recently had someone call and enquire about what they needed to do to purchase a franchise overseas. I advised them it was not as straight forward as they might think and that the overseas franchise market was very different to Australia. There were many issues to...
by admin | Jun 27, 2018 | Business Law
Franchising or licensing can be an exciting and great endeavour to embark upon. There are differences between the 2 business models and it is important to understand how these business models are structured. FRANCHISING A franchisee will pay an initial fee to have...