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Start-up capital raising using a SAFE note
A common issue for most start-up businesses is that they are cash hungry. Securing investors in the early days can be...
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10 tips for developers to minimise settlement risk in off-the-plan sales
With changing market conditions, including higher interest rates, increased construction costs and softening property prices,...
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The importance of shareholders agreements
A shareholders’ agreement is a written agreement between the shareholders of a company. It sets out the relationship...
03 • 08 • 22
Courts cautionary warning to developers
A developer told a couple their off-the-plan unit would not be built as promised. The couple had purchased a unit in South...
03 • 06 • 22
Corporations law embraces technology
The electronic signing of documents by companies and the conduct of shareholders’ meetings via electronic means is now...
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The employee/contractor distinction in M&A transactions
If you assumed that engaging workers as independent contractors by mutual agreement, as opposed to employees, would relieve...
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Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme extended in Victoria… again
On the very day the Victorian Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme (‘CTRS’) was scheduled to end (15 January 2022), the...
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What you need to know about Victoria’s new ‘Windfall Gains Tax’
As part of the Victorian Budget 2021/22, a new property tax, the windfall gains tax (WGT), will be applied to land...
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Victoria’s renewed Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme: 5 key departures from previous Scheme
The Victorian Government announced its revival of the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme in July 2021. After much speculation...
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