On 5 October 2021, new legislation was introduced by the federal government, partly as a way of identifying directors engaging in unlawful activity such as illegal ‘phoenixing’ and tracking directors who act across multiple companies What is a Director Identification...

One of the most complex issues to deal with in a small company is a dispute between directors and shareholders. The fallout has the potential to be devastating to a small company – both in terms of time wasted in dealing with broken-down relationships, and the costs...

The Victorian Government has introduced a new round of rent and other relief for some eligible commercial and retail tenants, as well as some support for complying landlords. This scheme is the next chapter in the ongoing Federal and State Government support...

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...

Whether you are the vendor or purchaser of a business, often the business will operate from a leased premises.  The contract will inevitably provide that the sale of the business is conditional on the lease being taken over by (or a new lease granted to) the buyer. As...