- Trustees are subject to strict duties, and we are here to assist you with understanding and performing those duties.
- Trusts can be structured in various ways and sometimes need to be varied.
- Beneficiaries may wish to understand their rights under the trust instrument. We can help you understand the relationships and features of a trust.
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What Happens When Partners In A Business Don’t Get Along?
Just like friends and family members, business owners don’t always agree on everything. Most of the time we can have a discussion and map a logical way through the confusion, but sometimes one of the parties to the conversation (or perhaps it’s because they aren’t...
Buying Or Selling A Business – Important Considerations With Respect To The Lease
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Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme
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The Pandemic Effect On Leases – A Lesson From The US
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Changes to Victorian Retail Leasing
Retail leasing is quite strictly regulated with statutory procedures, which are mostly for the tenant’s protection. New legislation is now in place which makes a number of key changes to the retail leasing framework in Victoria. Unsurprisingly, most of these changes...
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