Business & commercial
Proactive legal solutions to future-proof your business.
Translating complex legal documents into decisions you can actually make.
Do structures, contracts, agreements and trademarks make you want to put your head in the sand? Not us. We get the right documents in place so you can put your head to good use in the business instead.
Who we act for
Founders & start-ups
Getting the structure right at the beginning costs a fraction of unwinding the wrong one two years in.
Growing businesses
First hire, first big client, first investor. Each one needs paperwork that holds when the relationship is tested.
Owners exiting
Selling a business, buying one, or splitting with a partner. We handle the deed, the disclosure and the awkward conversation.
What we actually do
Structures & governance
The shape of the business decides who is liable when something goes wrong. Choose it deliberately.
- Company & trust structures
- Constitutions
- Shareholder & unitholder deeds
- Partnership agreements
- Deeds of accession
- Director approvals & share issues
Contracts & agreements
The documents that decide what happens on the worst day of the relationship, not the best one.
- Terms of trade
- Services agreements
- Independent contractor agreements
- Employee handbooks
- Confidentiality agreements & NDAs
- Website terms, privacy & returns policies
Brand & intellectual property
The name, the logo and the thing you actually built. Owned properly, licensed carefully.
- Trademark searches & applications
- IP licence agreements
- Deeds of assignment of IP
- Brand protection strategy
- Buying or selling a business
- Asset sale agreements
Good to know
- Contractor vs employee
- Get it wrong and the ATO decides
- Shareholder deed
- Written before you need it
- Fees
- Genuine estimate in writing, based on scope
A free 15-minute call. No obligation, no jargon, and a genuine estimate before any work starts.
Two-minute checks
Start with the one that sounds like you.
Why it matters
Protect your business now, so you don't have to defend it later.
Law is the staple that helps businesses grow. For a lot of founders, creatives and operators, the complexity of it feels confusing and expensive, so it gets postponed until something breaks.
We keep business law simple: name the risk, put the document in place, give you a genuine estimate before we start. A proactive decision now is almost always cheaper than the dispute it prevents.
Questions we get asked
Straight answers.
Company, trust or sole trader?
It depends on liability, tax, who else is involved and where you want to be in five years. A 15-minute call is usually enough for us to point you at the right one.
Can I just use a template?
Often, yes, and we sell solicitor-drafted ones. Templates work for standard situations. The moment money, partners or property is involved, have someone read it.
Do you do ongoing support?
Yes. Plenty of clients keep us on call for the contracts that land mid-week and need an answer before Friday.
