Level 13 Aurora Place
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88 Phillip Street
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Sydney NSW 2000
Build a strong company foundation, from entity formation to key initial contracts; we’re here to help.
Our company structuring lawyers can assist with selecting structures, startup guidance, drafting agreements, and establishing discretionary deeds for a comprehensive business setup.
Our specialised business lawyers can help you draft or review a wide range of business contracts and agreements with shareholders, franchises, business sales, employment, loans and more.
We provide legal services for drafting and managing agreements, resolving disputes, and ensuring compliance for shareholders and partnership of your business
Our team provides commercial advice on all aspects of employee share ownership design, implementation and administration.
We assist in crafting detailed business terms and website conditions covering diverse scenarios for your unique business journey.
We offer trademark advice, IP acquisition, licensing, commercial arrangements, dispute resolution, and defence services for your legal protection needs.
If you are a company director, we can help you determine if a discretionary trust is the best way to safeguard your personal assets.
Our business dissolution lawyers can help you dissolve your company efficiently to avoid penalties associated with deregistration errors or furnishing appropriate business records.
Our team offers assistance with drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on commercial leases, retail leases, licences, and related obligations.
We listen and work closely with you to help you choose the best legal business structure for your unique business model.
We are dedicated to understanding your company's unique short and long-term goals. We become an extension of your company, providing the most suitable business structure advice and ensuring success in establishing the foundation of your business
Structuring a business is the beginning of what will hopefully be a long and successful journey. That is why we provide quick responses and clear communication around each part of the process. We deliver practical solutions in timeframes structured around your needs and future expectations.
Legal advice for business is our specialty; our team has the expertise to assist small to medium-sized business owners and self-employed entrepreneurs in setting up their businesses for commercial success.
We offer legal advice for business owners tailored to their unique needs, business goals, size and legal requirements. Here’s how our process works:
We will jump on a quick call to discuss your needs and your desired outcomes and review any relevant documents. You can reach us by scheduling a consultation, completing our contact form, or giving us a call.
We'll assess if we're the right fit for your requirements during this stage.
Once we are clear on your instructions, we outline the scope of your matter and propose a fee structure, offering both fixed and hourly rates.
This transparency allows you to budget effectively before engaging our services. We pride ourselves on offering complete upfront transparency in our arrangement with you.
Once you accept our proposal, we will proceed with your matter, whether it involves registering a new company, drafting a shareholders agreement, researching and filing a trademark application, drawing up an employee share scheme and more.
We keep you informed of our progress with regular check-ins and may request further instructions via email or phone, ensuring you always know where things are up to and we can remain on track.
We also send regular invoices as milestones are achieved to prevent bill shock.
Once we have set you up for success and you are happy with the final document or advice, we will issue the final invoice. We look forward to working with you through the next stage of your business as it grows.
The initial phase of starting a business is critical. A well-structured business helps to minimise risks and ensure strong legal protection. Secure a solid start in the Sydney market with our expert business structure advice and services.
We offer expert assistance in drafting and reviewing contracts for shareholders, partnerships, franchises, sales, confidentiality, employment, services, consultants, licences, loans and more.
We provide legal services for drafting and managing agreements, resolving disputes, and ensuring compliance for shareholders and partnership of your business.
Our team provides commercial advice on all aspects of the design, implementation and administration of employee share ownership.
We assist in crafting detailed business terms and website conditions covering diverse scenarios for your unique business journey.
We offer trademark advice, IP acquisition, licensing, commercial arrangements, dispute resolution, and defence services for your legal protection needs.
If you are a company director, we can help you determine if a discretionary trust is the best way to safeguard your personal assets.
Our business dissolution lawyers can help you dissolve your company efficiently to avoid penalties associated with deregistration errors or furnishing appropriate business records.
Our team offers assistance with drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on commercial leases, retail leases, licences, and related obligations.
The best business structure depends on factors like your industry, size, goals, and legal/tax considerations. Consulting with a business lawyer advisor can help determine the optimal structure.
If you need to restructure your business due to growth, changes in ownership, or other reasons, it's necessary to assess legal, financial, and operational implications. A business lawyer can guide you through restructuring and ensure you comply with relevant laws.
We recommend contacting a business lawyer when starting a new business to ensure the foundations are properly established, from defining the business structure, drafting contracts, dealing with disputes or any significant changes or challenges in your business operations.
Partnership and shareholder agreements are an essential part of business structuring; they help business owners establish the foundation and guidelines for ownership structures and decision-making processes within their business. Investing in these agreements clarifies roles, responsibilities, and profit-sharing mechanisms, fostering stability, aligning interests, and preventing potential conflicts among stakeholders.
Our shareholder and partnership agreement lawyers can advise you on:
We can draft and review tailored legal partnership contracts to define rights and responsibilities among partners, ensuring clarity in business collaborations.
We craft customised shareholder agreements that outline shareholder rights, responsibilities, and dispute resolution mechanisms for corporate governance and ownership protection.
We provide detailed legal contracts for franchisor-franchisee relationships, covering rights, obligations, and operational guidelines for consistent business expansion.
At H+A Legal, we are ready to provide partnership legal advice for businesses across all industries.
If you’re starting a new company, our team is ready to assist you in establishing a company that optimises the structure for growth and efficiency; our experienced Sydney-based lawyers provide tailored solutions.
With our expertise, you can navigate all aspects of business structuring, including business contracts, terms and conditions, intellectual property protection, commercial leases, complex regulatory frameworks and more.
Lay a solid foundation for commercial success with H+A Legal.
At H+A Legal, we recognise the emotional and financial challenges that a business dissolution can bring. Our dedicated lawyers are committed to navigating the legal intricacies with sensitivity and expertise. You have invested time, money and effort into your business — make sure you can reap the rewards when you choose to walk away.
Our goal is to minimise stress and achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients, ensuring a smooth transition through this challenging process.
Gain trustworthy legal support from the skilled professionals at H+A Legal for your business dissolution needs. Our team of experienced lawyers specialises in business dissolution matters, ensuring that your interests are protected and the process is executed efficiently.
In addition, we provide a range of legal solutions for businesses, such as terms and conditions, IP protection,trust and estate advice, commercial lease negotiation and more.
By choosing H+A Legal as your trusted legal partner for business dissolution, you can establish a solid framework for a smooth and legally compliant closure. Let us guide you and empower your business to navigate this challenging phase with confidence.
Employee share schemes are part of business structuring; they are designed to incentivise and retain talent by offering ownership stakes in the company. Implementing share incentive plans not only motivates employees but also aligns their interests with business success, improving engagement, loyalty, and company performance.
Employee share ownership can be used to achieve the following business outcomes:
Establishing share agreements incentivises loyalty and attracts top talent by offering a stake in the company’s success.
Share agreements ensure employees’ goals align with company objectives, fostering a cohesive and motivated workspace.
Share agreements allow for diverse compensation structures, providing employees with options beyond traditional salary and improving recruitment and retention.
Share agreements tie employee efforts directly to company success, fostering a culture of productivity.
At H+A Legal, we offer expert legal guidance to businesses in every industry.
Whether you’re launching a new company or need to optimise an existing structure for growth and efficiency, our team of experienced lawyers is here to provide tailored solutions for your needs.
With our expertise, you can assist with all aspects of business structuring, including complex regulatory frameworks, business contracts, shareholder partnership agreements, set terms and conditions, complex regulatory frameworks, and more.
Lay a solid foundation for long-term success and prosperity with H+A Legal as your business partner.
Discretionary trusts are asset ownership arrangements that help protect personal assets from company debts or liabilities. Discretionary trusts allow the person or people managing the trust to choose
As part of our business structuring services, we have trust lawyers prepared to advise and assist businesses in setting up discretionary trust arrangements to drive their businesses to success.
The trustees assigned through a discretionary trust have the capacity to allocate income to beneficiaries based on their tax circumstances, potentially reducing the tax liability for the beneficiaries and the trust.
Unlike assets held in personal names, which may require costly and complex probate processes, assets in a trust can be distributed more smoothly according to the terms of the trust deed, bypassing lengthy legal procedures, saving time and money for the trustees and the beneficiaries.
Since the trust, rather than individuals, legally own the assets, they are shielded from personal liabilities such as creditors or legal claims against beneficiaries. This can safeguard the long-term viability of the business and protect its assets from risks.
Trustees can adjust income distributions based on business performance or the financial needs of beneficiaries, providing a reliable source of income while maintaining control over trust assets.
The H+A Legal team is ready to help you navigate the intricacies of discretionary trusts, we specialise in:
Whether you are looking to establish a new discretionary trust or amend an existing one, our H+A Legal estate lawyers offer comprehensive assistance at every stage of the process.
In addition to trust services, we provide a range of legal solutions for business structuring, such as terms and conditions, commercial lease negotiation, employee share scheme implementation, shareholder partnership agreements, and more.
By choosing H+A Legal as your trusted legal partner, you can lay a robust foundation with our expert guidance and solutions that lead to your success, empowering your business for long-term stability and growth.
Intellectual Property (IP) protection is a key aspect of business structuring. This legal framework enables businesses to protect their ownership and rights in cases where others try to claim ownership or rights to their IP.
IP comprehends a wide range of assets such as products, ideas, technology, literary works, designs and branding elements such as names, logos, words and taglines.
Registering a trademark with IP Australia legally protects a brand. It grants the owner exclusive rights to use it in Australia for a 10-year period, which can be renewed indefinitely. The value of your trademark is tied to the growth and success of your business. It can be a lengthy process and involves a comprehensive trademark search prior to applying.
The ten common types of trademarks for a business are logos, phrases, words, letters, colours, sounds, smells, pictures, movements, aspects of packaging, or any combination of these.
Our trademark protection lawyers can advise and assist on the following matters:
Get the legal expertise you need from the H+A Legal team. If you are starting a new business, we’re ready to provide comprehensive assistance at every step of the journey.
Our intellectual property lawyers can help you protect your assets for long-term success and growth; in addition, we provide other legal services for business structuring, including terms and conditions, commercial leases, employee share schemes, shareholder partnership agreements, and more.
With H+A Legal as your business partner, build a solid foundation for long-term commercial success.
Business terms and conditions delineate the rules and expectations in relationships between businesses and their clients, customers or suppliers. Investing in tailored terms and conditions ensures clarity, fairness, and legal compliance, safeguarding your businesses from disputes, liabilities, and regulatory penalties while boosting trust and credibility in the marketplace.
A professional compilation of business terms and conditions is an essential part of business structuring to protect you and your business in the unfortunate case of a dispute.
For e-commerce and online businesses, we craft terms and conditions agreements, ensuring compliance and clarity in transactions, keeping all parties safe.
We guide businesses in tailored legal terms and conditions agreements outlining expectations, responsibilities, and rights, fostering transparent relationships between businesses and clients.
For service-oriented businesses, we craft customised terms that delineate service delivery, payment terms, and liabilities, fortify legal protections, and enhance client-provider collaborations.
We set comprehensive regulations, roles, obligations and dispute resolutions, facilitating fair and secure interactions for marketplaces seeking to establish the terms of their relationship with both suppliers and consumers.
At H+A Legal, we are ready to provide expert legal advice and structuring businesses across all industries.
If you’re starting a new company, our team is ready to assist you in establishing a company that optimises the structure for growth and efficiency; our experienced lawyers provide tailored solutions.
With our expertise, you can understand the most relevant terms and conditions for small businesses that apply to your unique business as well as other aspects of business structuring, including business contracts, shareholder and partnership agreements, intellectual property protection, trust estates lawyers, commercial leases and more.
Lay a foundation for success with H+A Legal as your business partner.
Entering into a commercial lease is a key aspect of business structuring. These legal contracts are signed between a landlord and tenant for the lease of a commercial property and set out the rights of both parties during the term of the lease and, in some cases, after the lease has been terminated.
At H+A Legal, we ensure your rights are protected, saving time, money, and stress by avoiding disputes and ensuring compliance with legal standards, letting you make informed decisions, and maximising your benefits under a lease. Our commercial leasing lawyers can assist by:
Get tailored legal advice in the real world of business with H+A Legal. Whether you are starting a new company or expanding your business, we are here to guide you through every crucial step.
Our team of dedicated commercial property lease lawyers ensures your interests are safeguarded for long-term success and growth.
Beyond that, we offer a comprehensive suite of legal services in business structuring, including drafting terms and conditions, preparing and reviewing employee share schemes, preparing partnership agreements, discretionary trusts and more.
By choosing H+A Legal as your trusted legal partner, you are building a solid groundwork for commercial success. Let us handle the legal complexities while you focus on building your business legacy.
Contracts or agreements are an essential part of business structuring. These legal documents support business transactions and outline rights, obligations, and remedies that provide protection and legal certainty to the parties involved. Businesses that work with commercial agreement lawyers get precise contracts that can help their companies mitigate disputes, protect interests, and foster trust among parties, ensuring smooth operations and minimising legal risks in every business interaction.
Our lawyers are here to assist you in navigating legal complexities for smooth transfers, including drafting and reviewing business sale documentation and negotiating while safeguarding your interests throughout.
We craft agreements designed to protect sensitive information, fostering trust and security in business dealings.
We provide tailored legal advice for service providers and consultants, ensuring clarity, fairness, and legitimacy in agreements and operations.
We help businesses safeguard employer and contractor rights with precise agreements, compliance guidance, and resolution strategies in employment disputes.
We assist businesses in structuring agreements to optimise distribution networks and supply chains, protecting interests and fostering profitable partnerships.
We facilitate licensing agreements with meticulous drafting and negotiation, ensuring compliance and maximising the value of intellectual property assets.
We provide valuable guidance and assistance throughout the loan agreement process, helping to ensure that your rights are protected and that your agreement is fair, enforceable and aligns with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
At H+A Legal, we are ready to provide expert legal advice for structuring businesses across all industries.
If you’re starting a new company, our team is ready to assist you in establishing a company that optimises the structure for growth and efficiency.
With our expertise, you can navigate complex business contracts as well as other aspects of business structuring, including shareholder partnership agreements, terms and conditions, commercial leases and more.
Lay a solid foundation for long-term commercial success with H+A Legal as your business partner.
