CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL
CONTRACT REVIEW & DRAFTING
Practical, commercially minded advice on a wide range of contracts — identifying risk, clarifying obligations, and ensuring your interests are protected.
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Construction, engineering and mining services contracts — review and negotiation of complex project and services agreements, including risk allocation, scope of works, payment terms, and liability provisions
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Procurement and supply contracts — advice on the full contract lifecycle, from initial terms through to execution, ensuring commercial arrangements reflect your operational and risk requirements
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Share sale agreements and shareholder deeds — careful review of transaction documents to protect your position whether you are buying, selling, or structuring ownership arrangements
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Employment and contractor agreements — drafting and review of employment contracts, contractor agreements, and consultancy arrangements that comply with applicable workplace laws
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General commercial contracts — plain-language advice on the terms that matter most, so you understand exactly what you are agreeing to before committing
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Australia's regulatory landscape can be complex and time-consuming, particularly for businesses operating across multiple sectors or undergoing growth and change.
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Corporations Act compliance — advice on directors' duties, corporate governance obligations, shareholder rights, capital raising, ASIC, and company administration requirements.
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Australian Consumer Law — guidance on your obligations under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), including the unfair contract terms, misleading and deceptive conduct, and consumer guarantees
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Business licensing — advice on the licensing and registration requirements applicable to your business, including identifying the approvals you need, managing applications, and maintaining ongoing compliance
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Due Diligence — creating data-rooms, undertaking assessments, and producing due diligence reports to assist in corporate decision making
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Health & Aged Care licensing and regulation — advice for health service providers and aged care provider on licensing, registration, and compliance obligations
PROCESS MANAGEMENT
We draw on more than 20 years of experience managing all aspects of business process compliance, so that your business has defensible systems.
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Tender Process Management — tendering structures and conditions, departures managements, confidentiality regimes, and probity management
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Employment Policies — preparing and reviewing, and delivering training, on codes of conduct, workplace safety procedures (including psychosocial safety), anti-discrimination and harassment documentation
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Workplace investigations — conduct of, and advice in relation to, workplace investigations involving alleged misconduct, bullying, harassment, or discrimination, ensuring procedural fairness and legally sound outcomes
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Corporate Delegations & Registers — ensuring all decisions are made within an appropriate delegations framework, and appropriate records are kept to demonstrate decision were made under appropriate authority
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Supply Chain Risks — advice on how to address supply chain risks including safe work delegation, modern slavery, reputational protection and sanctions enforcement