Business structures and restructures
Our key areas of expertise include:
- appropriate legal structures for businesses
- rights and obligations of trustees and beneficiaries under trust deeds
- discretionary, family and unit trusts
- shareholder and unitholder agreements
- partnership agreements
- joint venture agreements
- directors, shareholders, consultants and employment agreements
- share sale and unit sale agreements
- commercial disputes and their resolution
- effective taxation arrangements for businesses
Joint ventures and partnerships
Our key areas of expertise include:
- advising corporations and individuals in relation to due diligence
- structuring of a joint venture or a partnership
- preparation of joint venture, partnership and shareholder agreements
- trust and unitholder agreements
- joint venture and partnership disputes and their resolution
Nonprofit organisations
Our key areas of expertise include:
- advising on appropriate legal structures
- companies limited by guarantee
- incorporated associations
- unincorporated bodies
- tax advice and application for concessions
- all levels of mergers and amalgamations
Succession planning
Our key areas of expertise include:
- buy / sell option agreements
- funding of business succession plans
- estate planning and wills
- family arrangements
Please contact us on 03 5333 8807 or email business@bjt.com.au to see how we can assist you with your query.