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A growing collection of practical guides for businesses, professionals and individuals. Each resource is designed to identify the issue, explain the relevant considerations and point to the next useful question.
What should you check before signing a commercial lease in Victoria?
Start with rent, outgoings, permitted use, options, guarantees, repairs and make-good.
Who pays outgoings under a commercial lease?
The answer depends on the lease, the nature of the premises and the applicable legal regime.
Does registering a business name protect your trade mark?
Understand the different functions of company, business-name, domain and trade-mark registration.
What should a shareholders agreement cover?
Ownership, decisions, transfers, exits, deadlock and dispute-resolution pathways.
What should happen before sending a letter of demand?
Check the contract, evidence, loss, notice requirements and the commercial objective.
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