COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE
Today’s businesses face potential legal issues throughout the commercial lifecycle, from initial purchase, through day-to-day operations and to eventual sale. Small businesses, in particular, must face this reality with the added constraint of often-minimal resources.
Martin Street Lawyers provides legal services to a number of Sydney businesses, both small and large. Our proactive approach and personalised service enables businesses to get on with the job of looking after day-to-day operations, with the knowledge they have a trusted advisor in their corner should a legal issue arise.
Our services include the following :
Buying and selling a business:
- Purchase or sale.
Registrations, contracts and agreements:
- Registration of business names and incorporation of a company.
- Commercial leases, including leasing arrangements for plant and equipment.
- Contracts and agreements, including those relating to franchises, joint ventures, shareholders, partnerships, share transfers and confidentiality agreements
General business liabilities:
- Safety, including Work Cover and related insurance requirements.
- Corporate governance.
- Employment law, including wages and salaries, employee benefits, agreements, training, hiring and dismissals.
- Financial and tax related matters, including various aspects of taxation and superannuation.
Commercial Litigation
- Misleading and deceptive conduct;
- Competition law;
- Unconscionable conduct;
- Directors and officers duties;
- Shareholders rights;
- Appointment and removal of directors;
- Related party transactions.
Debt Recovery
We have extensive experience in commencing legal proceedings to recover unpaid monies from debtors. Our services include:
- Insolvency and bankruptcy advice;
- Bankruptcy applications;
- Administrations;
- De-registrations;
- Windup applications;
- Appointment of Liquidators;
- Recovery of assets from directors;
- Advice on Statutory Demands and Court Action;
- DOCA documentation;
- Penalty Notices from Australian Taxation Office.