Business & Commercial Law

For many businesses, success often comes down to having sound commercial legal advice. At Verge Legal we specialize on providing expertise and guidance on all things related to business, with a focus on small to medium businesses. We also advise on corporate insolvency and bankruptcy.

The advice we provide serves a vital function in managing your risk as a business owner. We help clients conduct due diligence and subsequently identify their risks and liabilities. We advise you on structuring strategies that help to minimise your tax. Whether you are thinking of starting a new business or wanting to restructure an existing one, it is essential that you understand all the options available to you in terms of having the right plans and structure in place.

Businesses often get caught out by complex governmental regulations and compliance schemes. We give you concise and up-to-date advice on compliance requirements such as permits and licenses so that there are no surprises down the road.

With a team of experienced commercial lawyers that have been serving the local business community for many years, we have been entrusted to deliver quality legal advice. We guarantee that our business legal services are comprehensive, commercial and accurate.

We provide advice on the following:

  • Start-ups and Restructuring

    • Partnership Agreement

    • Company Constitution

    • Shareholder Agreement

    • Family Trust & Discretionary Trust

    • Unit-holder Agreement

  • Franchising

    • Setting up a Franchise or becoming a Franchisee

    • Franchise Agreements

    • Due Diligence & Contract Review

    • Policies and Practice Manuals

    • Franchising Code of Conduct

  • Purchase & Sale of Business

    • Due Diligence

    • Contract Review

    • Sale / Purchase Contracts

    • Disclosure Documents

    • Tax, Permits & Compliance

    • Business Leasing

  • Intellectual Property

    • Trade Mark Registration

    • Trade Mark Licensing

    • Trade Mark Enforcement

  • Tax

    • Tax Minimisation & Structuring

    • Income Tax

    • Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

    • Land Tax

  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy

    • Liquidation and Receivership

    • Voluntary Winding Up

    • Compulsory Winding Up

    • Statutory Demand

    • Deed of Company Arrangement

    • Bankruptcy (Personal)

To find out more, speak to one of our expert commercial lawyers today.