Legal Insights
Share Splits in Australia
Share splits explained: what they are, when to use them, and how to do them in Australia. Learn how to restructure your share capital without dilution, stay compliant with ASIC, and set your business up for growth, investment, and employee equity.
The benefits of a Commercial Contract
Commercial contracts underpin every business relationship. Our latest article outlines key legal principles, common clauses, and why clear drafting is essential to manage risk and avoid disputes.
ASIC Rectification
Maintaining accurate ASIC records is a critical compliance obligation for Australian companies. Errors in company records can create issues with due diligence, financing, contracts, shareholder disputes and regulatory compliance.
Board Decision-Making and Governance - Key Considerations
Good board decisions are not just about the outcome — they are about the process behind them.
When considering significant transactions or strategic decisions, directors should ensure they are properly informed, understand the risks involved and maintain clear governance processes.
Providing Financial Assistance for Share Acquisitions – What Companies Need to Know
Companies often directly or indirectly ‘financial assist’ people to acquire its shares via direct loans or guaranteeing repayment of a loan from a third party. This is ‘financial assistance’, and commonly occurs in share acquisitions, restructures and group transactions - and is often misunderstood.
Selling your business? – understand the PPSR
Are you thinking of selling your business? It will be a typical requirement that all assets you are selling are provided to the buyer free of encumbrances.
Clarity on financial assistance. The High Court rules in Connective Services v Slea
In a unanimous judgement, the High Court recently held that Connective Services Pty Ltd had breached its obligations under the Corporations Act (Act) by bringing and funding litigation in respect of the enforcement of its shareholders’ constitutional pre-emption rights against an outgoing shareholder.
Planning your business sale: Getting the sale structure right
You have made the decision to sell your company or business. But ask yourself, what is it that you are selling? Is it the shares in the company or is it the underlying assets and/or business? Where is the underlying value in the business that will attract potential buyers?
Planning Your Business Sale: 3 ways a lawyer can add value
Lawyers are often the butt of jokes when it comes to how expensive we are. We get it. But if you are engaging a lawyer to sell (or buy) a business, the right lawyer can add value to your bottom line.
Buying cloud software – the end-to-end issue
Most new software for organisations these days is a ‘cloud service’. While previously you bought a CD ROM that you popped in your computer and ran the program on that local computer, cloud software means that the program is running on a server somewhere else in the world and delivered to you via the Internet.