Commercial Lawyer Brisbane - QLD

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Commercial law in Queensland

As a commercial lawyer Brisbane businesses turn to for straightforward guidance, we advise on the legal issues behind day-to-day operations and major decisions alike — from the contracts you sign to the way your business is owned and run. Our focus is on what an agreement actually does, where the risk sits, and how to protect your position.

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Commercial contracts

Well-drafted commercial contracts protect your business and prevent disputes. We prepare, review and negotiate commercial contracts and commercial agreements across construction, property, trade and professional-services sectors, including supply agreements, services and consultancy agreements, subcontract arrangements and project documents. We also prepare tailored terms and conditions of trade addressing payment, delivery, warranties, liability, defects, interest, termination and dispute resolution.

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Commercial and retail leasing

Leases create long-term obligations for landlords, tenants and business owners. We draft, review and negotiate commercial leasing arrangements, retail shop leases, industrial leases and lease assignments, and advise on options, rent reviews, make-good obligations and default provisions. Retail leasing in Queensland is regulated by the Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 (QLD), which imposes disclosure and other requirements, and we advise on how those obligations apply before you sign.

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Business structuring and sale of business

Business structuring affects your liability, tax position, governance and capacity to grow. We advise on company, trust, partnership and joint-venture structures and prepare the supporting documentation. On a sale or purchase of business, we assist with business sale and purchase agreements, due diligence, asset and share transfers, lease assignments, restraints of trade and settlement, so the transaction is properly documented and clearly understood.

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Joint ventures, partnership and shareholder matters

​Disputes between business owners often arise because expectations were never properly recorded. We prepare joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, shareholder agreements and unitholder agreements dealing with governance, decision-making, profit distribution, dispute resolution, exit rights and restraints. Where a relationship has broken down, we advise on partnership disputes and shareholder disputes, including minority-interest issues and exit arrangements.

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Loan, Security and PPSR Advice

Clear finance and security documentation matters whenever money, assets or credit are involved. We advise on loan agreements, guarantees and security deeds, and on registrations and searches under the Personal Property Securities Register, so that security interests are properly documented and protected.