We work with clients to improve corporate compliance and governance,
negotiate commercial agreements and resolve disputes.
We have specialised expertise in the following corporate and governance areas:
- incorporation of entities under the Corporations Act, Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act, and Associations Incorporation Act
- preparing constitutions, rule books and shareholder agreements for incorporated entities
- advising on director and officer duties, providing training and preparing deeds of indemnity, insurance and access
- advising on and preparing policies, procedures and associated documents to facilitate good governance in a variety of organisations and providing support for general meetings of members and Board meetings in corporate, charitable and cross-cultural settings
- advising on various aspects of corporate compliance for corporations, Aboriginal corporations, and incorporated associations
- advising on dispute resolution between incorporated entities and their members or shareholders (read more on our Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution page)
- advising numerous prescribed bodies corporate on combined obligations under the Native Title Act and various aspects of corporate law as it affects day-to-day operations and decision making (read more on our Native Title and Aboriginal Heritage page)
- advising various not-for-profit entities including charities on legislative obligations, constitutional requirements, decision making procedures, and winding up procedures
- advising on trust deeds, sub-fund agreements and rules affecting discretionary and charitable trusts, trustee obligations and procedures, and dispute resolution.
We also have expertise in the following commercial areas:
- acquisition and divestment of land and assets and associated due diligence
- farm in and farm out agreements (read more on our Resources, Energy and Infrastructure page)
- joint venture agreements
- State agreements (read more on our Planning and Environment page)
- consulting and sub-contracting agreements
- construction, works and infrastructure agreements (read more on our Resources, Energy and Infrastructure page)
- confidentiality and intellectual property agreements
- land access agreements
- native title and Indigenous land use agreements (read more on our Native Title and Aboriginal Heritage page)
- Aboriginal heritage agreements (read more on our Native Title and Aboriginal Heritage page)
- compensation agreements arising out of compulsory acquisitions and resources, energy and infrastructure works (read more on our Planning and Environment page)
- interconnection agreements and third party access agreements concerning major infrastructure (read more on our Resources, Energy and Infrastructure page)
- enforcement and dispute resolution under commercial agreements, including mediation, adjudication, arbitration, expert determination and litigation (read more on our Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution page)
- deeds of settlement and release.