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3 02, 2022

3 Things to Know about Oppressive Conduct in Corporations

Butler's Lawyers Admin2022-02-03T15:06:15+11:00February 3rd, 2022|Commercial & Civil Litigation|

Oppressive conduct is a risk to both corporations and shareholders. As such, it is important for all companies and shareholders to understand and avoid oppressive conduct. Oppressive [...]

20 01, 2022

What Should Impacted Lessees Know about their Protection?

Butler's Lawyers Admin2022-03-17T11:17:41+11:00January 20th, 2022|Commercial & Civil Litigation, Helpful Hints|

The New South Wales government first enacted the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2021 (the Regulation) on 14 July 2021 with the intention to provide protections [...]

21 12, 2021

Things to Know about Leasing in Franchises

Butler's Lawyers Admin2021-12-21T15:54:49+11:00December 21st, 2021|Franchising|

Changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct in July 2021 have completely transformed franchisors’ disclosure obligations. One area where disclosure obligations have increased are leasing arrangements. Franchisors must provide certain documents and details [...]

16 12, 2021

Franchising and Trade Marks

Butler's Lawyers Admin2021-12-16T16:03:05+11:00December 16th, 2021|Franchising, Intellectual Property|

Trade marks are important for all businesses looking to create brand recognition. However, for franchises, trade marks are crucial to the business model, as brand recognition creates [...]

2 12, 2021

Top Tips for Shareholders Agreements

Butler's Lawyers Admin2021-12-02T11:42:33+11:00December 2nd, 2021|Helpful Hints|

A shareholders agreement is a binding agreement among shareholders which covers important information such as who can be a shareholder, who can serve on the board of directors, [...]

25 11, 2021

Changes to Director Resignation Laws: Notifying ASIC

Butler's Lawyers Admin2021-11-25T14:30:56+11:00November 25th, 2021|Helpful Hints|

In a continued effort to prevent illegal phoenixing in Australia, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Act 2020 (Cth). In addition to a number of initiatives discussed [...]

18 11, 2021

Using Electronic Signatures in Deeds

Butler's Lawyers Admin2021-11-18T12:12:13+11:00November 18th, 2021|Business Contracts & Agreements, Buying and Selling Businesses, Helpful Hints|

Deeds are a unique type of document, where a solemn and binding promise or commitment is made that one or more parties to the deed will do [...]

21 10, 2021

What to Know about Director Identification Numbers

Butler's Lawyers Admin2021-10-21T16:57:07+11:00October 21st, 2021|Helpful Hints|

The Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS) is part of a new ‘Modernising Business Registers’ program being rolled out by the Australian Taxation Office. One of the principal [...]

14 10, 2021

The Franchise Disclosure Register: A Proposed Amendment to the Franchising Code of Conduct

Butler's Lawyers Admin2021-10-14T16:34:29+11:00October 14th, 2021|Franchising|

Due to the significance of franchising to the Australian economy, the Australian Government has proposed new regulations to promote competition and fair trading. The Competition and Consumer [...]

7 10, 2021

Avoiding Illegal Phoenix Activity

Butler's Lawyers Admin2021-10-07T16:02:21+11:00October 7th, 2021|Asset Protection, Insolvency|

Illegal phoenix activity is the act of transferring a failed company’s assets to another company. As the second company does not maintain any obligations to the failed [...]

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