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We love using Dropbox, Microsoft One Drive and Google Apps to share information. We collaborate using tools you know and trust.

CLIENT ACCESS TO DROPBOX

We will give you access to your own drobox folder in which you can see all your important records 24/7. No more digging through your emails searching for a document.

YOU CHOOSE HOW WE BILL

Unexpected legal bills can be frustrating. So, when it comes to pricing, we let you choose how we bill you for legal services.

In most matters, we can work based on regular hourly billing, quoted billing caps or fixed legal fees. We will work to find a pricing model that works for you. Unfortunately, we can’t always offer fixed fees because clients don’t always know how much work they need us to do.

LEAVING THE IVORY TOWER BEHIND

There will always be a place in the world for traditional high cost law firms. We simply believe our clients prefer working with a law firm that embraces a different set of values.

Commercial law is the core of our business. It is work that covers the day to day operational legal needs of a business.

We spend over 50% of our time drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts. We can assist you with contracts, licences, terms and conditions, policies, franchising, privacy, PPSA, risk management and regulatory advice.

Our tip, before you sign any agreement, be sensible. Get an expert (who looks at contracts all the time) to review it. If you were going bungee jumping, would you tie the rope yourself and take a leap? We hope not! Contracts are no different.

Regrettably, a large part of our work is seeing the aftermath of small businesses who have taken the leap thinking ‘it will not happen to us’. Spend a few hundred dollars at the start and save thousands later when things don’t go as planned.

The Competition and Consumer law covers most areas of the market: the relationships between suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers.

The Australian Consumer Law covers misleading or deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct, unfair practices, conditions and warranties, product safety and information, liability of manufacturers for goods with safety defects offences, country of origin representations.

Need help with any of the above? Get in touch!

We can assist you with setting up a company, shareholder agreements, mergers, acquisitions, due diligence, trade sales, and joint ventures.

Arguably the most important asset of any business is its intellectual property (IP). For some reason, many businesses don't give IP the attention it deserves until it is too late. We are also always surprised how easily people give away their most valuable asset, for free.

Protecting your IP doesn’t have to cost you tens of thousands of dollars! Want to protect your trade mark or logo, we can help you.

Information, communication and telecommunication (ICT) industry is unique. We work with IT companies, telco providers, and individuals covering regulatory compliance, commercial contracts, IP protection and disputes.

We can help you with all your ICT needs including: technology service agreements, cloud/software-as-a-service agreements, telecommunications agreements, software licence agreements, software development agreements, online privacy and terms and conditions, reseller agreements, distributor agreements, master service agreements, contractor agreements, outsourcing agreements, technology procurement, and terms for ecommerce sites.

Do you have a dispute, have you just been served court documents or do you simply not agree with what is happening? Come and see us early.

Disputes are an unavoidable part of doing business. Unfortunately, they are distracting, unproductive, and expensive. Biggest mistake people make is that they see a lawyer as a last resort. If you have a tooth ache, sensible people would go and see the dentist at first sign. Otherwise, it will cost you thousands to try to salvage your tooth. Legal disputes are the same. Go and see a lawyer early so early steps can be taken to either resolve the dispute or deal with it when things escalate.

We will provide you clear, concise advice on where you stand. If you don’t have a case, we will tell you. We are not interested in wasting our time and your money. If we can help you resolve the matter through direct negotiations, we will do our best. If we have to go to court, we know what we are doing.

We don’t discriminate – we help employees who have been unfairly treated by their employers and help employers deal with their employment issues.

We can help you with:

• advice on employment contracts and policies
• award compliance
• enterprise bargaining
• industrial dispute management
• restructuring and redundancies
• performance management
• managing ill or injured employees
• investigations
• disciplinary action and termination of employment
• consultancy agreements
• restraint of trade and protecting confidential information
• incentive and reward schemes
• outsourcing and insourcing
• transferring employees
• discrimination and sexual harassment
• bullying and work health and safety