Commercial and Business Law

Commercial and Business Law

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Rostron Carlyle's Commercial Lawyers provide a wide range of services to businesses, corporate clients, joint venturers and franchises. Rostron Carlyle aims to ease the burden associated with complying with the ever increasing compelxity of government regulation of businesses and franchises.

We provide the following non-exhaustive list of services:

 

Business structuring

Companies (all types)

	Shareholder agreements
	Constitutions

	Joint Ventures
	Partnerships
	Family/Discretionary trusts
	Unit trusts
	Property syndications and property trusts
	Hybrid structures
	Incorporated Associations

 

Commercial contracts

Drafting and negotiating the terms of contracts in plain english for both simple and complex transactions for:

	asset acquisitions and disposals
	terms of commercial contracts
	buy sell option agreements

 

Corporate Advisory Practice

Rostron Carlyle has a specialist Corporate Advisory Practice.  It provides the following legal services to its clients:

 

Company secretariat

Acting as company secretary of client companies including:

	Preparation of notices and minutes for meetings of directors and members
	Maintenance of minute books and statutory registers
	Review of statutory records
	Preparation and lodgement of ASIC forms
	Acting as registered office address for Australian  registered company’s
	Reservation of company names
	Incorporation and deregistration of companies
	Business names registration, maintenance and terminations.

 

Corporate Governance

	Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) advice and compliance
	ASX Listing Rules advice and compliance
	Employee share and option schemes
	Establishment of dividend reinvestment plans
	Share Purchase Plans (SPP’s)
	Buy - sell agreements

 

Corporate Compliance

Compliance with the requirements administered by regulatory bodies such as:

	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
	Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
	Australian Stock Exchange  (ASX)
	Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)

 

Mergers and acquisitions

	Due diligence
	Negotiation and drafting of share and asset sale agreements

 

Employment law

	Drafting, interpreting, and negotiating employment and contractor agreements
	Drafting and assisting with the implementation of company policies and procedures

Franchising

	Drafting, interpreting, and negotiating franchise disclosure document and franchise agreements
	Drafting and assisting with the implementation of systems for franchises

 

Speciality Practices

 

Rostron Carlyle also has the following related speciality Practices:

 

Intellectual property

Corporate Law

Technology and Software Law

 

Adding value

Our Commercial Advisory team adds value in a variety of ways.  Whether it’s by making the time to get to know you and your business, introducing you to trusted professionals who can assist you solve a non-legal business problems, having direct experience in your industry (not as a lawyer) or attending a free client seminar, we make sure that we add value to your business over and above just legal expertise.

 

Experience

Our clients include both large and small private companies, listed entities and growth companies.  It is our job to advise clients of risk so that they can make informed and timely decisions. 

 

A Rostron Carlyle lawyer will be a person that you can relate to.  We'’ll talk your language. Most

importantly, a relationship with a Rostron Carlyle lawyer will be "a relationship you can rely on".

 

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Premium papers available

 

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	Rights issues and share purchase plans - technical differences and considerations.	April 2009	Request copy
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