Whether you’re involved with a start-up business or an established business, if you are looking an experienced business lawyer, we can help. We have sound experience across many different industries. We provide practical legal solutions for individuals, small businesses and SMEs.
At Burns & Tinney we offer the following legal services for business:
Business structures
If you are establishing a new business enterprise our business lawyers can help you make sure that you are setting the business up soundly, whether by partnership, joint venture, company, unit trust, discretionary trust, asset sale agreements or franchises.
Business contracts
Our commercial lawyers can prepare or review all types of legal contracts including purchase or sale of business, franchise agreements, supply agreements, service agreements, distribution agreements, partnership agreements, commercial contracts. We’ll make sure that the contract terms and conditions are suitable for your business. We can also help with claims relating to the interpretation of ambiguous contracts, claims for breach of contracts and damages performance, rectification and termination of contracts, and litigation seeking equitable remedies arising from contract breaches.
Commercial disputes and commercial litigation
We offer dispute resolution services and business litigation covering a wide range of problems including breach of contract, building and property disputes, debt recovery, partnership disputes and corporations law. Paul Burns has acted in hundreds of mediations and court cases over many years in relation to commercial and contractual disputes. Whilst our key objective is to keep our clients out of court, litigation is sometimes appropriate.
Corporations law
We can assist you in preparing Shareholders Agreements and Business Succession Agreements (Buy Sell Agreements).
Franchises
If you are looking to buy into a franchise we can provide you with advice in relation to the franchise agreement and franchisor disclosure documents to make sure that you are aware of all of the important legal issues.
Property and Leasing
We can assist with retail leasing and commercial leasing for both landlords and tenants. We can also assist with the sale or purchase of commercial property.
Commercial law and Business Law advice
We provide business law advice and assistance in a wide range of matters including trade practices law, terms of trade and consumer law.
Employment Law
We can prepare or review employment contracts as well as assist with disputes and unfair dismissals.
Debt Recovery
We can assist with the whole process of recovering money owed to you from an initial Letter of Demand through to issuing Court Proceedings and obtaining and enforcing Court Judgments.
Loans and Security documents
We can draft and review mortgages, guarantees, charges and other securities documentation.
Business succession and asset protection
You need a plan in place to make sure that your business and personal assets are protected. We can work with your business and family and assist you put in place a strategy to protect your assets and resources..
Contact us to find out more or to arrange a consultation with an experienced business lawyer in Greensborough.