Disputes Between Business Associates
This week we’ve been helping an old client with a business venture that has been running for nine years. They run a hospitality business. The soon-to-be ex-wife of one of the directors is a rather aggressive lawyer who is making all sorts of allegations about my client and other directors, other than her father, who […]
Building Disputes
This week we went through a strategy for a client who is building a house and has some issues with his builder, including: Variations not being writing – which will make it difficult for the builder to claim for those changes; The builder has tried to claim for installation and delivery costs in relation to […]
Fighting Telstra
This week we settled some submissions to Telstra on behalf of a client who has been badly stuffed around by Telstra: The client bought a business; It took 162 days for Telstra to redirect the phone number; A few months later, the redirection stopped for 43 days no apparent reason; In the meantime, Telstra put […]
Honest Appraisal of your Prospects in Business Disputes
A lot of companies have gone into liquidation in recent years. Our client claimed he was owed consulting fees by a company in liquidation. The liquidator did not allow the proof of debt because there was a written contract with another related management company to which the consulting services would be provided, though that company […]
Assessing the Prospects in Business Disputes
A lot of companies have gone into liquidation in recent years. Our client claimed he was owed consulting fees by a company in liquidation, but the liquidator did not allow the proof of debt because there was a written contract with another related management company to which the consulting services would be provided, though that […]
Merging Businesses
We spoke to an old colleague of Michael’s this week who is merging his business with the business of another old colleague. He needs a share swap agreement with the first guy’s company becoming a subsidiary of the second guy’s company, and the first guy taking shares in the second guy’s company. They also want […]
Sale Agreement Improvement
We’ve been helping a client with documentation to buy a café this week. A real estate agent who is acting for the seller put together a rather shonky sale agreement. We have drafted a proper one using our own pro forma agreement. Among other things, our client can pull out if he is not happy […]
IT Legal Advice
Last Friday we received an e-mail from a worried IT service provider client. His client’s admin@ e-mail account seems to have been hacked, with the hacker: monitoring the e-mails; noticing an invoice being issued and sent out for $262,708.38; sending out an e-mail advising of a change of bank account, and asking for the invoiced […]
Businesses Extending Credit to Customers
A lot of businesses extend credit to their customers. We recommend businesses require their customers to make credit application, which incorporate the business’s terms of trade and can be registered on the personal property security register to give some priority in the event that the customer goes broke. They should include: All the customer’s details […]
Stormy Situation
We saw a new client yesterday with an interesting problem. He leased out commercial premises. They were damaged in a storm. The tenant was responsible for insuring the premises and should have noted the landlord as an interested party. The tenant received money from the insurer, but pocketed instead, and left. The owner wants to […]