Contracts, structures and transactions, drafted to be used.
Practical commercial counsel for founders, small business and established enterprise. We structure, document and, when needed, defend the decisions that shape your business, on fixed fees wherever the scope can be defined.
Commercial counsel across the cycle.
From the first contract to the sale of the business, with the same team and the same file.
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Contracts and agreements
Drafting, review and negotiation of services, supply, distribution, licensing and confidentiality agreements, in plain English that a counterparty can sign.
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Business structuring
Companies, trusts, partnerships and joint ventures set up for asset protection and later capital events, coordinated with your accountant.
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Business sales and acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side support for share and business sales: due diligence, sale agreements, transition documents and completion.
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Shareholder and joint venture agreements
Shareholders agreements and unit-holder deeds with governance, deadlock, drag-along and exit mechanics written before they are needed.
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Employment and contractors
Employment contracts, contractor agreements, restraints and policies, aligned with sponsorship obligations where the employee holds a visa.
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Commercial disputes
Pre-litigation negotiation, letters of demand, mediation, and instructing counsel where proceedings are unavoidable.
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Leasing and property
Commercial and retail leases for tenants and landlords, and the property side of a sale of business with premises.
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Ongoing counsel
A retainer for businesses that want a lawyer on call without an in-house team: priority access, agreed monthly scope.
Start with these.
Guides from the practice, with the figures we use in consultations.
All insights- 01
A shareholders agreement before the first dispute
Shareholders agreements in 2026: the 5 clauses founders regret leaving out, from decision thresholds and deadlock to drag, tag, vesting and exit.
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Selling a business with sponsored employees: share sale, asset sale and the 186 clock
Selling a business with 482 staff in 2026: a share sale keeps the sponsorship, an asset sale needs new nominations, and the 2-year 186 clock sets the date.
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Employment contracts for sponsored staff: what the 482 and 186 require
Sponsored staff contracts in 2026: salary at or above the $79,423 threshold, duties matching the nomination, no cost recovery and the 180-day exit rule.
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Contract review: the eight clauses we read first
Contract review in 2026: the 8 clauses we read first in any commercial agreement, from parties and scope to liability, IP, termination and governing law.
The handover that does not happen.
A business sponsoring an overseas worker needs the migration strategy and the employment documentation to agree with each other. A founder building a global team needs corporate structuring that respects visa conditions. Both practices sit in one office, so the nomination, the salary in the contract and the sponsor obligations are written by people who talk to each other.
Migration practiceGet the right structure before the deal.
Whether it is a first contract or the sale of a business, a consultation with the commercial team gives you direct advice and a fixed fee quote.