It has been a week for resolving disputes. We re-listed one matter for mediation after the two other parties failed to reach an agreement in the seven weeks since the first mediation appointment, when we thought we had a settlement agreed. Another matter was finalised last Friday and we were busy putting the terms into […]
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We’ve been doing quite a bit of IT-related legal work this week – a copyright assignment deed in relation to a computer program, a head licence agreement, an IT services agreement, an end-user licence agreement and giving some advice regarding a software distribution agreement. In 1984 Michael received the Australian Computer Society Computer Science Award
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More people are starting to do business again. This week we received some instructions from one new to: help restructure a group of companies review family trust deed, unit trust deeds and unit-holder deed; prepare some complicated wills. Another wants documents to handle estate planning including special trust provisions in a Will to provide for
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We were contacted by one owner of a SMSF that has contracted to have a building constructed. Our client agreed to the builder’s suggestion to construct using Structural Insulated Panels instead of brick, in return for a price reduction of $14k, but the builder is now reneging on that deal. There are also disputes about
We met a new client yesterday who is looking to allow some of his employees to buy into his company. We discussed different ways and means – selling his shares or allotting new shares in the company, with him getting the proceeds in the first instance and the company getting the funds in the latter.
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One of our clients has a dispute with a factoring company. A factor buys debts at a discount from companies that have cash flow issues, but they are very expensive forms of finance. In this case, if the debtor fails to pay within the time stated on the invoice, not only is interest charged on
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Last week we attended the longest day’s mediation we’ve ever been involved with. We did not get out until after 7.00pm. We almost finished settling six related Court actions. Our clients have settled with the plaintiffs, but the plaintiffs and another party are still arguing about costs, so it may be a little while yet
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Today Michael will be in Court most of the day attending a mediation in which he will be trying to settle six related Court actions. One is an action claiming various breaches of trust in relation to a family discretionary trust that was establish in 1977. One claim is that a deed that added a
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Last week we finalising the paperwork for the transfer of a liquor licence. It proved to be a bit trickier than was expected due to liquor licensing requiring a profit-share approval application to be made before my client enters into a franchise agreement with a large hotel chain franchisor, due to the franchisor taking a
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We have two builders testing our Building Contract Management Kit. We are busy finalising the latest version of a DIY Debt Collection Kit which will include: suggested template letters and telephone scripts for contacting the client; step by step approach to commencing Minor Claims matters in the Magistrates Court for debts under $10,000; step by
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