The long-awaited government response to the effect of COVID-19 on commercial tenancies has been released. Unlike the cash flow boost for businesses and the JobKeeper… Read More »Covid-19: The SME Commercial Leasing Principles
Given that there are countless retail leases on foot in Australia, it’s not surprising that this is one of the most common areas of small… Read More »5 things to consider when entering into a retail lease – for the savvy tenant!
Whether you are in the initial stages of fleshing out an exciting new business idea or have registered your trading entity and are ready to… Read More »Are you launching a start-up? Here are 5 important things to consider
We recently explained why all business owners need a will, and the consequences of not having one. We also touched, but didn’t elaborate, on the… Read More »What is a testamentary trust will?
Margaret Zoides is experienced in property and leasing matters, franchise matters, intellectual property matters and facilitating business transactions.
Everyone knows what a partnership is, right? Perhaps in a colloquial sense. However, when it comes to the formalities of a partnership, I find that… Read More »Key aspects of partnerships
A trust is an artificial legal construct that best describes a relationship between individuals. A trust relationship exists where there is a separation between legal… Read More »What is a Trust?
When talking about business structuring, most people naturally think that involves starting a company – and for the most part, they’d be right. However, whilst… Read More »Companies: what they are and how they work
The Basics As a sole trader, you simply run a business as an individual. No complex structures or fancy accounting work: you simply register an… Read More »Operating as a sole trader
Medical practitioners in private practice have for many years used service entities to separate the administrative aspects of operating a medical clinic from the provision… Read More »Does your medical clinic’s service agreement stack up?