From choosing the right legal structure to ASIC registration, we guide you through every legal step to launch with confidence.

Choosing the appropriate legal structure is crucial for asset protection, tax efficiency, and operational clarity. We assist entrepreneurs, SMEs, and foreign investors in selecting and setting up business structures that align with their strategic goals and risk profile.

Key Services

• Legal advice on business structures including: sole trader, partnership, company, trust
• Company registration
• Advice on shareholder and director structuring
• Drafting constitutions and partnership agreements
• Trust formation (discretionary/unit)
• Business restructuring and strategic growth planning, and advice
• Entity setup for local and foreign businesses entering Australia

Every business needs contracts — but if poorly drafted, not all contracts can protect you and your assets.

We help businesses create clear, enforceable agreements tailored to their operations and commercial goals. Whether you’re dealing with suppliers, contractors, or customers, we ensure your contracts reduce risk, reflect your intentions, and comply with Australian law.

Key Services

• Drafting and reviewing supply, service, and commercial agreements
• Negotiating key contract terms and dispute resolution clauses
• Terms and conditions of trade and online commerce
• Confidentiality agreements and intellectual property clauses
• Licensing, consultancy, and contractor agreements
• Risk allocation, limitation of liability, and indemnities
• Contract enforcement and breach resolution strategies

When ownership and investment are involved, clarity is key.

We advise on shareholder agreements, joint ventures, and M&A transactions to ensure clear governance, protect interests, and manage risk. From co-founder agreements to business sales, our commercial insight and legal expertise support your transaction every step of the way.

Key Services

• Shareholder agreements outlining roles, rights, voting, and exit mechanisms
• Joint venture structuring (contractual or incorporated)
• Drafting and reviewing JV agreements and governance protocols
• Legal due diligence for share or asset purchases
• Merger structuring and regulatory compliance (including FIRB/ACCC)
• Share sale, business sale, and purchase agreements
• Dispute resolution between shareholders or JV participants
• Post-merger restructuring and integration advice

Your brand is more than a logo — it’s a legal asset.

We help you register, protect, and commercialise your intellectual property in Australia and beyond. Whether it’s a name, product, design, or software — our team ensures your IP is legally secure and commercially valuable.

Key Services

• Trademark searches, applications, and renewals (Australia & international)
• Copyright protection and IP ownership clarification
• Licensing and assignment of IP rights
• Confidentiality (NDA) and trade secret protection
• IP clauses in commercial contracts and employment agreements
• Enforcement of trademark and copyright infringements
• Opposition proceedings and domain name disputes
• IP due diligence in business sales or investments

We help businesses expand with legally sound frameworks.

Whether you’re launching a franchise, licensing your brand, or managing distributors, we draft and negotiate agreements that support sustainable growth and compliance with Australian law — including the Franchising Code of Conduct.

Key Services

• Drafting and reviewing franchise agreements and disclosure documents
• Compliance with the Franchising Code of Conduct
• Licensing and agency agreements
• Distribution and reseller contracts (exclusive and non-exclusive)
• Negotiation and renewal of commercial rollout terms
• IP protection within franchise and distribution networks
• Termination and dispute management
• Structuring for multi-unit or master franchise operations

Are your consumer terms legally bulletproof?

We help businesses comply with Australian Consumer Law (ACL), manage customer complaints, and defend against misleading conduct or product liability claims. Our team ensures your policies, terms, and practices are compliant — and your disputes are resolved strategically.

Key Services

• Advice on consumer guarantees, refunds, warranties, and disclosure obligations
• Drafting compliant terms and conditions of sale or service whilst ensuring terms do not fall foul of the unfair terms regime
• Responding to complaints from customers or regulatory bodies (e.g. ACCC and ASIC)
• Advising on claims of misleading or deceptive conduct
• Managing product liability and defective goods disputes
• Advising on unfair contract terms and proposing revisions to ensure compliance
• Representing businesses in various tribunal hearings including NCAT and VCAT
• Advice and services for regulatory investigation response